Brown v. Town of Sebastopol

Plaintiffs sued to quiet title (with other lands) to a triangular piece of land situate within the corporate limits of the defendant town of Sebastopol, alleging title and right of possession in her testator. Defendant pleaded by way of answer and cross-complaint, in the cross-complaint alleging that during his lifetime John A. Brown, plaintiff’s testator, entered into a contract whereby he agreed to sell and convey to the defendant town the real property in controversy, upon consideration expressed as follows: “That defendant would remove from said premises certain houses, buildings and…