Marks v. Howkins

This action was brought by the plaintiffs for the purpose of securing a decree rescinding a certain transaction involving a contract in writing, whereby the plaintiff Seraphim Marks and the defendant Alfred Howkins mutually agreed to exchange certain real properties of which they were the respective owners, and also certain deeds of conveyance passing between the parties under the terms of said agreement. The agreement was entered into on the thirteenth day of June, 1919. The property of the plaintiffs involved in the agreement consists of a house and two lots situated in Emeryville, Alameda…