Carrier

The plaintiff appealed from an adverse judgment in an action for collection of two promissory notes executed by the defendant Carrier and praying that the title to certain real property alleged to have been pledged as security therefor be quieted as against the defendant Lohr.

The notes in controversy were signed by George W. Carrier and B. A. Basque, and it was alleged that to secure the payment thereof Carrier assigned to the payee a certain agreement for the purchase of certain specified real property in Los Angeles County, together with his interest in said property; and that the defendant Lohr claimed an interest therein, subordinate to that of the plaintiff. By an answer and cross-complaint the defendants joined issue, and affirmatively alleged that the notes were executed by Basque as principal debtor, and that they were signed by Carrier only as an accommodation and without consideration; that the contract in question was merely left with the bank at its request and as a courtesy, and without consideration; that Carrier stated that he had sold the contract and realty to Bohr, and that the latter was entitled to a deed from the original owners upon making a small payment.…