Stewart
Stewart v. Stewart
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Marks, J.
Appellant commenced this action to quiet her title to an interest in real property situated in the county of Los Angeles, state of California. Respondent denied any title or interest in the property in appellant and alleged title in himself. He filed a cross-complaint in which he sought to quiet title to the property in himself. The court found against appellant and in favor of respondent and entered judgment quieting title to the property in respondent. From this judgment appellant has prosecuted this appeal.
It appears from the pleadings and evidence that the parties hereto were married at Lexington, Missouri, on April 16, 1891, and were divorced at Kansas City, Missouri, October 16,1906. They were remarried at Los Angeles, California, on August 8, 1908. After two unsuccessful attempts to secure another divorce, an interlocutory decree of divorce was entered in favor of Edward T. Stewart against Anna L. Stewart on July 22, 1919, in Los Angeles County. A final decree of divorce was entered on the twenty-sixth day of July, 1920. Neither decree mentioned nor attempted to divide any community property.
On January 21, 1909, respondent acquired by purchase the real property which is…