March v. Pantaleo

This is an action to quiet title to a ranch near Riverbank, California. Vito Clarizio was the owner of the property prior to the transactions which led to the present controversy. He had previously, in 1925, borrowed money from plaintiff March, and given a deed of trust to .secure the loan. A reconveyance of the property was made, and on December 14, 1930, Clarizio executed a new deed of trust to plaintiff, to secure a loan of $650. The first of these deeds of trust was recorded, and the satisfaction and reconveyance thereof also appeared of record. The subsequent instrument was not recorded…