Ayala v. Dawson

Filed 8/4/17 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FOUR ALFONSO AYALA, Plaintiff and Appellant, A142830 v. (Solano County RANDY DAWSON, Super. Ct. No. FCS040044) Defendant and Respondent. After living for more than a dozen years in a residential unit he claimed he owned, Alfonso Ayala was evicted by the property owner, Randy Dawson, in an unlawful detainer action. Ayala defended by attempting to quash service of summons on the ground he was not a tenant, but instead held equitable title under an oral installment sale…