Staten v. Heale

Opinion

SIMS, J.

Plaintiffs Jack F. Staten and Jane Staten won a judgment in Nevada against Jack R. Armstrong. (For convenience, we refer to the Statens collectively as “plaintiff,” as did the trial court.) Thereafter plaintiff filed separate suits naming Armstrong, Leah Heale (Armstrong’s mother), and Elizabeth Part (Armstrong’s aunt), as defendants, alleging that Armstrong had fraudulently transferred real property in California to Heale and Part to avoid the enforcement of the Nevada judgment. The suits were consolidated for court trial.

After a six-day trial, the trial court issued a…