Frankish

Frankish v. the Frankish Co.

Good Law
103 Cal. App. 93·1930 Cal. App. LEXIS 896·283 P. 970
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJanuary 7, 1930Docket No. 45.California3,283 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Marks, J.

Appellant brought this action to quiet title to a house and six lots in the city of Ontario, county of San Bernardino, state of California. She claimed to deraign her title through a deed dated August 12, 1924, and alleged t.o have been executed by The Frankish Company, a corporation, one of the respondents, to appellant, and Charles Frankish, the other respondent. She alleged that Charles Frankish refused to join with her as plaintiff in the action and was, therefore, made a defendant.

The respondent, The Frankish Company, which for brevity will be referred to as the corporation, denied title in appellant, and Charles Frankish and asserted title in itself. It alleged that the deed was neither executed nor authorized by the corporation, and was signed without any authority by its president and a former secretary whose term of office had expired prior to his signing the deed; that it was never delivered to the grantees; that it was made without any consideration; and other special defenses that it will not be necessary to notice at this time.

Charles Frankish filed a disclaimer. The court found against appellant and in favor of the corporation on the question of the ownership of…

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