Urban v. Yoakum

The plaintiff commenced an action against the defendants to quiet title to a tract of land in Los Angeles County. The defendants appeared and answered and filed a cross-complaint. The plaintiff answered the cross-complaint and the parties went to trial on the issues so framed. The trial court made findings in favor of the plaintiff, and a judgment was entered thereon. The defendants made a motion for a new trial, the motion was denied and they have appealed from the said judgment under section 953a of the Code of Civil Procedure.

Prior to the sixth day of July, 1922, Marie Vereh owned lots 26,…