Thompson v. Mansfield

An appeal from a judgment in an action to recover the possession of certain real property situated in Los Angeles County.

The plaintiff alleged title with the right to possession and averred that the defendants were wrongfully in possession of the property. These allegations were denied by the defendants, who by their cross-complaint alleged that they were the owners of the property; that a conveyance thereof executed by them to plaintiff’s predecessor in interest and under which plaintiff claimed title was a mortgage to secure the payment of the sum of $3,695.

The court found for the plaintiff…