Swift v. Daniels

Opinion

KAUS, P. J.

Plaintiff and cross-defendant Marvin Swift appeals from a judgment quieting title to certain real property in defendant and cross-complainant Steven Daniels.

We need not engage in any substantive discussion of the underlying facts giving rise to this lawsuit. Suffice it to say that at the conclusion of trial, presided over by Judge Guirado, the court made its intended decision to enter judgment in Daniels’ favor. Thereafter, however, Judge Guirado became incapacitated, and, as a result, Judge Bigger-staff signed the formal findings of fact and conclusions of law, purportedly…