Godfrey

The pleadings and the evidence in this case show that the plaintiff, had an adopted son named John Phillips Godfrey and that he and the defendant in this action intermarried on or about February 3, 1922; that the plaintiff then resided at her home on Western Avenue, in the city of Los Angeles; that shortly after their marriage John Phillips Godfrey and his wife removed from a hotel to a residence which they had established at Beverly Hills, in Los Angeles County; that the furniture and furnishings, which were the property of the plaintiff, were placed in the Beverly Hills home of the plaintiff’s adopted son and his wife; that Godfrey and wife thereafter purchased additional furniture from various merchants in the city of Los Angeles, with whom accounts were opened by Godfrey and for a large portion of which purchases the plaintiff: was compelled to pay. On June 17, 1922, the plaintiff brought this action in claim and delivery, alleging ownership of all the furniture and furnishings, that the defendant claimed to be the owner thereof, that prior to said last-mentioned date John Phillips Godfrey, acting as the agent for plaintiff, demanded possession of said personal property, and…