Bussenius v. Warden

Action to quiet title. The plaintiffs are the owners of the described real property unless their title has been divested by reason of a tax deed dated and executed on the second day of July, 1920, by the tax collector of the county of Los Angeles to Grace P. Warden, who is defendant and appellant herein.

The defense to the action was founded on said deed, of which a copy is annexed to the answer, as exhibit “A” thereof. .The plaintiffs did not, after receiving a copy of the answer, file with the clerk any affidavit denying the genuineness or due execution of the deed. Section 448 of the Code…