Legal Opinion
Burtnett v. King
California Supreme Court
Decided May 6, 1949No. S. F. No. 17550 In BankPublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarter, J.
By this action plaintiff seeks to quiet his title to an undivided one-half interest in certain real property which was admittedly the community property of himself and his former wife, Marion Burtnett. On the 21st day of July, 1945, she instituted an action for divorce against him in San Mateo County and he was personally served with summons. He defaulted therein, and the divorce decree awarded said community property to his wife. She subsequently conveyed said property to defendants. In the instant action no contention is made that plaintiff has estopped himself from questioning the validity…
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