Legal Opinion

Healton v. Morrison

California Supreme Court

Decided May 24, 1912No. L.A. No. 2731PublishedCited by 16 opinions

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County and from an order refusing a new trial. W. E. Hervey, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtLorigan, J.

This is an action to quiet title to lot 22, block “S'” of the Dayton Heights tract in the county of Los Angeles, plaintiff claiming title under a tax-deed from the state of California. It was stipulated on the trial that plaintiff had no other title to the lot, and that unless the tax-deed to him was valid, the title to the property is vested in the defendant, Ada R. Morrison.

The defendants had judgment, the decree requiring repayment to plaintiff (as defendants had offered in their answer) of the amount of the taxes, penalties, interests, and costs against the property, paid by plaintiff to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Fox v. WrightCalifornia Supreme Court · 1907
  2. Smith v. FurlongCalifornia Supreme Court · 1911
  3. Kehlet v. BergmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1912

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Jacoby v. WolffCalifornia Supreme Court · 1926
  2. Cordano v. KelseyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1915
  3. Numitor Gold Mining Co. v. KatzerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1927
  4. Bray v. JonesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
  5. Henderson v. WardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1913

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