Dixon v. Russell

NOURSE, J., pro tem.

Joseph J. Russell and Doris E. Russell married in 1931. In May, 1932, they acquired, as community, the property in suit, a lot in Marin County. In April, 1934, the wife recorded a homestead on the property for the joint benefit of herself and husband. In August, 1934. the wife executed a quitclaim deed to this property with her husband as grantee and, at the same time, the husband executed three quitclaim deeds to the wife covering other community property, and also executed a deed of trust on the property in suit to secure an indebtedness payable to the wife. All these…