Soares v. Steidtmann

The parties to this quiet title action claim title to a parcel of real property through deeds from the same grantor. The defendant, C. E. Steidtmann, claims through a prior quitclaim deed. The plaintiff, D. Soares, claims through a subsequent grant deed. The trial court quieted the title of the plaintiff. Defendant appeals.

The facts are not in dispute. Sometime prior to June 5, 1946, one C. P. MacKenzie owned certain real property in Contra Costa County. He died prior to the date mentioned, leaving his widow, Henrietta MacKenzie, surviving him as his heir. On June 5, 1946, the title to the…