Calderwood v. Tevis

This is an action to quiet the title to a lot in the City of San Francisco. It appears, that in March, 1862, the defendant Tevis brought an action against one O’Connell, to recover the possession of these same premises, and at the time of commencing the action, he filed a notice of Us pendens, in accordance with Sec. 27 of the Practice Act. While that action was pending, O’Connell conveyed the premises to plaintiff and one Johnson; and the plaintiff applied for leave to be substituted in that action as defendant in the place *336of O’Connell, but it was refused by the Court. In August, 1862,…