Williams v. Williams

By its judgment the court declared null and void two deeds, the first being a deed whereby the defendant Williams (then Elizabeth Jane Cole) conveyed to the defendant Walter M'. Cole lot 114 of the Crestmore Tract, in the county of Los Angeles, and the second being a deed whereby the defendant Williams conveyed to the defendants Cole the same property. The judgment further provides that the plaintiff shall thereby have and recover from defendant Williams a stated sum of money, of which amount the sum of $675.28 is declared to be a lien on said lot 114. It is further provided that the plaintiff recover from the defendants Cole the sum of $1,375 and costs, and that if said sum of $1,375 be paid by either of the defendants, the judgment against defendant Williams is to be reduced and satisfied pro tanto. The defendants appeal from the judgment and the record consists of the judgment-roll.

As appears from the findings, the said sum of $675.28 is not a part of the judgment rendered against defendants Cole. It is made a lien upon lot 114, solely because of certain facts which the court deemed to be in equity sufficient to create a lien therefor upon said lot 114 by reason of the…