Knobloch v. Associated Oil Co.

The defendant appeals from the judgment and from an order denying its motion for a new trial.

The complaint sets forth a cause of action to quiet the title of the plaintiff in a tract of land against the unfounded claim of the defendant. The answer denies the title of the plaintiff and alleges that the defendant is the owner of the land in controversy. The defendant’s title is derived from a deed executed by the county tax-collector on behalf of the state of California to William 0. Maxwell based upon a sale of the property for delinquent taxes levied and assessed for the year 1902. Maxwell…