Saner
Saner v. Knight
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Burroughs, J.
This action was brought under the provisions of section 749 of the Code of Civil Procedure to determine all adverse claims to the land described iff the complaint. The action was originally entitled “Irene Saner, Plaintiff, vs. N. A. Knight, and All Persons Unknown, etc., Defendants.” There was no appearance by any person claiming to be a defendant and on September 8, 1924, upon the evidence presented by the plaintiff, the court entered its judgment in favor of the plaintiff as to all of the said land. On May 18, 1925, after appropriate proceedings for that purpose, Noah C. Crewdson appeared in the action and filed an answer denying plaintiff’s ownership to the easterly fifty feet of lot 12 of block 1 of Thomas’ New Addition to the town of Woodbridge, said parcel of land being a portion of the land described in plaintiff’s complaint. He also filed a cross-complaint alleging ownership by prescription of said easterly half of lot 12 and asking that his title thereto be quieted as against the said plaintiff. The issue thus raised was tried by the court and findings and judgment entered in favor of the said defendant and cross-complainant. This is an appeal by the plaintiff from said…