Williamson

The action is in ejectment, the land in dispute being situated in El Dorado County and consisting of a strip 71.8 feet wide at one end and running to a point 1231.4 feet distant, containing 1.7 acres, of which plaintiff claims to be the owner.

Both parties to the action claim title from Catherine Stronach, who, on the twenty-second day of April, 1901, was the owner of all of a certain tract of land designated as lot 2. On said date she conveyed to her son, Wallace C. M'cBeath, a portion of said lot 2 described as follows:

On the 9th of April, 1902, said McBeath and his -wife conveyed said land to one Schoenagle, and, on the 27th of August, 1910, said Schoenagle conveyed it to plaintiff, Williamson.

On June 6, 1908, Catherine Stronach conveyed to Catherine A. and Bruce McBeath (another son) another portion of said lot 2, described as folloivs:

Subsequently, Catherine A. McBeath conveyed her undivided one-half interest in said land to Bruce McBeath, who, on December 3, 1909, conveyed all his interest therein to defendant, Pratt. The action was commenced March 8, 1915.

The Weber Creek road, referred to in the last-mentioned deeds, was located through lot 2 in 1885 and there has…