Bard

Bard v. Standard Mortgage Corp.

Good Law
119 Cal. App. 509·1932 Cal. App. LEXIS 186·6 P.2d 582
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJanuary 4, 1932Docket No. 8154.California1,170 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Nourse, J.

Plaintiff sued in equity to restrain the sale of real property under foreclosure of a trust deed and to compel the marshaling of assets held by defendant California United States Bond & Mortgage Corporation. Plaintiff also asked for declaratory relief. Prom a judgment for defendants the plaintiff appeals on typewritten transcripts.

The conclusion of the trial court that plaintiff was not • entitled to a marshaling of the assets was based upon findings of fact which are not attacked upon this appeal. No part of the evidence touching this issue is printed, hence the question on this appeal becomes solely a question of the legal soundness of this conclusion based upon facts as found, and is to be determined in the same manner as if the appeal were taken upon the judgment-roll.

Upon this issue the trial court found:

That on July 25, 1927, the record title to the property was in defendant Leroy Montgomery; that prior to that time he had executed a deed conveying the property to John IT. Coverley; that this deed had been delivered but was not recorded until December 4, 1928; that prior to July 25, 1927, Coverley had negotiated with Armstrong and Wright and, as a result thereof, the…

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