Reidy

Plaintiff brought this action to quiet the title to two parcels of real property in Los Angeles County, one referred to in the briefs as the St. Andrews property, and the other as the Rampart property. Situated on the Rampart property was an apartment house, in which certain furniture and fixtures, bought under a conditional sale contract, were installed by defendant Collins. On or about April 6, 1928, defendant Rose and her husband, who is now deceased, were the owners of the Rampart property. About that date the same was sold to defendant Collins, who placed three encumbrances thereon. The first and second were deeds of trust to the Guardian Investment Co. to secure loans of $25,000 and $10,000 respectively; the third was a deed of trust to defendant Rose and her husband to secure the payment on April 6, 1929, of a note for $12,800, which represented the balancé of the selling price of the property. Defendant Rose succeeded to her husband’s interest in these instruments. Default occurred in the payment of interest due on the second encumbrance on August 16, 1928, and a notice of default was recorded by the investment company on November 19, 1928. On the same date Mrs. Collins…