Carpenter v. Cook
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco. J. C. B. Hebbard, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHenshaw,j.
—This action was prosecuted by plaintiffs to quiet, against defendants, their title to certain real estate, plaintiffs claiming the legal title to the estate as trustees, —1. Under a deed of trust executed by one Amasa P. Willey in his lifetime; and 2. As trustees under the will of said Willey, by the terms of which he devised to them the property in question, upon the trusts declared in a deed of trust exected by him in his lifetime. By its judgment the court decreed, — 1. That the trusts created by the deed of trust were void, and that consequently, under this instrument, the trustees had…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Smith v. . EdwardsNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Phelps' v. . PondNew York Court of Appeals · 1861
- Beekman v. . BonsorNew York Court of Appeals · 1861
- Carpenter v. CookCalifornia Supreme Court · 1900
- Cooke v. . PlattNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Dingwell v. SeymourCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1928
- In Re Estate of DuffillCalifornia Supreme Court · 1919
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- Estate of Spreckels, Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco1910