Marcone v. Dowell
California Supreme Court
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMelvin, J.
Defendant appeals from" the judgment and from an order denying his motion for a new trial.
The suit was one to quiet title. Appellant contends that in reality it was an action in ejectment; that, as respondents must depend upon the strength of their own title rather than any supposed weakness in that of their adversary, they must establish a perfect chain of title from the holder, admittedly having once owned the property in dispute; that the pretended chain of title upon which plaintiffs rely is broken in two places'; and that the court erred in excluding certain testimony proffered by the…
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