Langstaff v. Mitchell

JAMESON, J., pro tem.

This is an action to quiet title to certain lots upon which plaintiff Jameson Petroleum Company claims to have an oil and gas lease. Defendant denies the existence of said lease and by way of affirmative defense alleges that he is the owner of said lots under and by virtue of a tax deed executed to him by the tax collector of Los Angeles County.

Goldie Langstaff was joined as a plaintiff in the original complaint, but plaintiff Jameson Petroleum Company filed an amended complaint, in which the said Langstaff did not join as a party plaintiff. Judgment was rendered in favor…