Bell v. Staacke

Plaintiff brought this action against defendant Staacke, and the representatives of the estate of Thomas Bell, deceased, to obtain a decree declaring that a tract of land in Santa Barbara County containing ten thousand acres, the title to which stands of record in the name of said Staacke, is held by him in trust for plaintiff, and requiring a conveyance thereof to him by Staacke. The defendants, by answer and cross-complaint, alleged that while the title to the land was held by Staacke in trust for plaintiff, it was also held by him as security for certain advances made by Thomas Bell in his…