Jordan v. Fay

Belcher, C.

The plaintiff commenced this action on the nineteenth day of January, 1891, to quiet his title to five hundred and forty-seven acres of land in Sonoma County. In the complaint filed Philip S. Fay was named as a party defendant, but as to him the action was subsequently dismissed. The complaint alleged that the plaintiff was the owner in fee-simple absolute and in possession of the property described, and the answer of defendant, Thomas J. Fay, only denied this allegation. The facts of the case may be briefly stated as follows: Edward P. Fay, being the owner of the undivided three…