Ortiz v. Pacific States Properties, Inc.

Defendant Ewald has appealed from a judgment in favor of plaintiffs quieting title to real property, plaintiffs’ title being based on adverse possession for more than five years. (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 324, 325. * ) Mr. Gil, predecessor of plaintiffs in the title, testified that in 1939 he had an oral agreement with Mr. Bustamente and was buying the property from him. Later he testified he was buying it from Mrs. Bustamente and paid her part of the purchase price. He completed his payments in 1944 and received a deed from Juan Bustamente.

Gil went into possession of the property in March, 1939,…