DeTarr v. Texaco Inc.

This is an action by plaintiffs Forrest DeTarr and Salvador Gonzalez Molina to quiet their title to certain property by declaring void defendant’s lease. After entry of summary judgment for defendant, plaintiffs appeal.

Some of the undisputed facts will be stated first.

On April 4, 1938, Lester L. Sidwell transferred certain real property in the City of Pico (now Pico Rivera), California, to two named trustees, for the benefit of himself and his mother, Belle F. Bell. On April 20, 1938, the trust was amended to substitute Sidwell’s sister, Estelle S. Judson, as trustee, and to add her as a…