Thompson

Action to quiet title to land.

The facts of the case are as follows: On November 10, 1890, John McKenna and Norah Anna McKenna were husband and wife. Plaintiff is the daughter of Norah Anna McKenna by a former husband, and half-sister to defendant J. Irving Mc-Kenna, who is the son of John and Norah Anna McKenna. On November 10, 1890, John McKenna, who at the time resided with his family on a ranch in Ventura County, executed a deed of gift to his wife, Norah Anna McKenna, purporting to convey the property to her. On May 23, 1891, John McKenna died intestate, leaving as his heirs his widow and son, the defendant J. Irving McKenna. On July 9, 1909, Norah Anna McKenna died intestate, leaving as her sole heirs the plaintiff and defendant. The latter was appointed and qualified as administrator of her estate. About March, 1911, upon discovering that the description in the deed so made by his father to his mother was imperfect, and while acting as such administrator, he asserted exclusive claim, right, and ownership to the land described in the complaint in himself as the sole heir of his father, John McKenna, deceased, and on April 24,1911, upon his petition therefor, letters of…