Pierce v. Freitas

Respondent Rose Yierra Pierce in 1952 instituted a quiet title action with respect to a rectangular parcel of real property with a front of 60 feet on the southwest side of Main Street in Santa Clara. The parcel had been acquired from appellant Freitas. The deposit receipt in respondent’s name dated August 21, 1946, described the parcel as 2052 Main Street only. The deed dated January 4, 1947, was taken in the name of respondent’s son Manuel Yierra. It conveyed also another lot not here involved. It described the front of the rectangular lot in question as follows: “Beginning at a harrow…