Cepro v. Matulich

Plaintiff (relator here) brought her action of slander of title against defendant, alleging that she was in possession as owner of an undivided half of certain *1073real estate, and that defendant had slandered her title by recording a title to the whole property; and she prayed that defendant disclaim title or bring his petitory action.

Defendant answered denying any title in plaintiff and setting up title in himself. He further set up that plaintiff was not in possession as owner, but only as tenant, having been a tenant tof defendant’s vendor, to whose status as lessor he had succeeded by virtue…