Louvall v. Gridley
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Butte County, and from an order refusing a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Belcher, C. C.
It was alleged in the original complaint that the plaintiff’s devisor was the owner of a quarter-section of land, and conveyed the same by a deed absolute in form to George W. Gridley in 1866; that the deed was intended as a mortgage to secure the sum of one hundred dollars, and that the debt was fully paid in 1868; that Gridley promised to reconvey the property, but died without having done so, and that the deed is now a cloud upon the plaintiff’s title. The widow and children of Gridley were made parties defendant.
By leave of the court, the plaintiff filed an amended…
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