Watts v. Gallagher
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Alameda County, and from an order denying a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtDe Haven, J.
This is an action to recover possession of a tract of land, the title to which was, on July 29,1878, vested in one William A. Watts as his separate property. On that day he executed a mortgage thereon to the Hibernia Savings and Loan Society, to secure his promissory note for fifteen hundred dollars. In September, 1879, the said Watts, who was then and still is the husband of plaintiff, filed a declaration of homestead upon the premises, and thereafter the Hibernia Savings and Loan Society commenced an action against him to foreclose the mortgage referred to, and upon February 5, 1883,…
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