Andreotti v. Andreotti

This is an appeal from a judgment quieting title to certain real property.

In 1913, Joe Andreotti, a native of Switzerland, bought the property in question, which is a ranch or farm in Imperial Valley consisting of approximately 125 acres of land. Thereafter he, his wife, and his family, consisting of several sons and a daughter, worked and lived upon this ranch. The wife and one of the sons predeceased the events hereinafter related.

The defendant Guido Andreotti, an appellant herein, was the oldest son; lived on the ranch until 1935; moved away when he married; was then 29 years of age; and…