Woods

Plaintiffs, cross-defendants and respondents Quan Shew Yung and wife brought this action against defendants, cross-complainants and appellants Mack J. Woods and Ethel Mae Woods (erroneously sued as Mary Woods), husband and wife, for specific performance of a contract to sell two contiguous lots on which were located an old hotel, consisting of sleeping rooms on the second floor and with restaurant operations on the first floor, and at one time two old houses, in El Centro.

It appears that this property was originally owned by Mary Ferguson, a widow (also known as Mary. Woods), who lived a substantial portion of the time with her son, Mack J. Woods and his wife in Los Angeles.

On August 8, 1952, she deeded the property to herself in the name of Mary Woods, a widow, and to Mack J. Woods and Ethel Mae Woods, husband and wife, all as joint tenants. Throughout her residence in Los Angeles, Mary Woods (Ferguson) employed one Jack Webster of El Centro, an old friend, to handle her rentals, collect rents, procure the making of repairs, and on occasion to seek purchasers for this property. Mack Woods and his wife also utilized Webster’s services in this regard on the occasion when Mack…