Safwenberg v. Marquez

Opinion

LORING, J. *

Lua Thurmond Safwenberg (Safwenberg), plaintiff, respondent and cross-appellant, brought an action as executrix of the estate of Alice Thurmond (her mother) to quiet title to a portion of an abandoned street (Ash Street) in the City of Carpenteria, Santa Barbara County. She claimed the abandoned street belonged to the estate. Eliaz Marquez and Albert Sanchez (Marquez and Sanchez), defendants, appellants and cross-respondents each owns a lot adjacent to the abandoned street purchased from Safwenberg’s predecessors and each claims title to the center of the street. The case…