San Filippo v. Vita

FINLEY, J. pro tem.

This is an appeal from a judgment quieting title in respondent Joe Vita to certain real property in the city of San Jose.

Joe Vita is the son and only child of Frank Vita, deceased. His mother was Frank’s first wife, who died in February, 1933. The property in question was accumulated during this marriage, with the aid of Joe’s earnings prior to his own marriage in 1930. Joe’s age does not appear in the record.

In March of 1933, about a month after the death of Joe’s mother, Frank requested G. F. Pauli, who conducted a real estate business, to prepare deeds conveying the…