Long
Long v. Smith
Opinion
lead Opinion
Preston, J.
Plaintiff, Mabel Long, brought this action to' quiet title to four city lots situated in El Centro, California. Judgment was entered in favor of defendant, from which judgment she prosecutes this appeal.
This action involves the execution and delivery of a deed signed by the plaintiff, Mabel Long, whose name was formerly Mable Mendez, as grantor, to her sister, Anita Calhoun, as grantee.
Anita Calhoun was the original owner of the property in question, and for some time prior to her death was in ill health; suffering from tuberculosis and . diabetes. She became badly involved financially and was greatly worried and harassed by her creditors. In order to prevent said property from being seized by her creditors she (Anita Calhoun) did, on the twenty-first day of April, 1925, convey the property in question by a grant, bargain and sale deed, but without consideration, to appellant. Thereafter, and on the twenty-seventh day of July, 1925, appellant, at the request of Anita Calhoun, signed and aelmowledged a grant, bargain and sale deed reconveying said real property to said Anita Calhoun. Appellant gave said last-mentioned deed to F. H. Smith, the respondent herein, who was at that…