Smith v. Kessler

Opinion

FILES, P. J.

This is an action to recover a parcel of residential real property which defendant Max D. Kessler had acquired through an execution sale. The trial court ordered Kessler to convey the property to the plaintiff, Geraldine P. Smith. The judgment also provided that “4. It Is Alternatively Ordered . . . that plaintiff may redeem that real property” upon payment of $1,135 to Kessler. The case is here on Kessler’s appeal.

Historical facts

In 1950 Mrs. Smith purchased the home in Lakewood which is the subject of this action. In May 1965 H. L. Stephan, a collection agent, doing…