Loveall

This is an action to quiet title to plaintiff’s interest in certain real property situated in Los Angeles County against claims of defendant based on an agreement which in terms gave defendant, for a limited period, an option for an oil lease.

The complaint alleges ownership and possession by plaintiff of a tract of land comprising 8.77 acres, and an adverse claim by defendant which is without right. The answer denies the allegations of the complaint, and alleges that by a written agreement dated November 23, 1921, plaintiff agreed to lease the property in suit to defendant or his nominees for the purpose of prospecting for and developing oil and other substances, but that plaintiff had refused to perform, notwithstanding defendant’s readiness to perform his obligations; and defendant prays that his interest under the agreement be established and plaintiff be required to perform on her part. The court found that plaintiff owned a life interest in, and was in possession of, the property; and that by the agreement of November 23, 1921, plaintiff gave the defendant the right to obtain and draw a lease of plaintiff’s interest in the property for the purpose of prospecting for and…