Bier v. Leisle

The complaint in this case is in the ordinary form of a complaint in an action to quiet title to land, plaintiff alleging himself to be the owner in fee simple, and entitled to the possession of certain land in Fresno County. Defendant John Jacob Leisle, who was the husband of his codefendant, defaulted. Defendant Maggie Leisle answered, denying plaintiff’s allegation of ownership. She admitted that she and John Jacob Leisle are husband and wife, “subject to an interlocutory decree” of divorce, and alleged that she has an estate in said land, consisting of a homestead right. She further…