Montgomery v. Bank of America National Trust and Savings Ass'n

This is an action to recover damages from defendant by reason of the alteration of a deed signed by plaintiffs conveying a portion of a lot and placed by them in escrow with defendant, whereby the description was changed after the deed was placed in escrow so as to cover the entire lot. Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment in favor of defendant.

Prior to December 1, 1945, plaintiffs were the owners in fee of Lot 27 of Tract 5822, having a frontage of 100 feet on Dickens Street. On the east half of the lot is a five-room house having the street address 14277 Dickens Street. The west half of the…