Brandon v. Faria

Appeal from judgment quieting the title of plaintiff to real property situate in Alameda County, California. Before attempting to state the facts of this case, a review will be made of prior litigation between these parties involving the property in question.

Frank E. Faria and Adeline Faria were married in 1912, defendants Harold A. and Philip E. Faria being the minor children of that marriage. In 1915 Mr. and Mrs. Faria purchased a ranch; in 1922 Mrs. Faria selected and impressed it with a homestead. In 1923 Mr. Faria was in an automobile collision and he, with others, was sued for $50,000…