Bertelsen

Action to have a trust declared in certain real property. Findings and judgment for defendant. Appeal from the judgment and an order denying a new trial.

The record in this case illustrates the truth of an old adage. It appears that the defendant was a San Francisco manicure, and plaintiff a mature man of means living at Los Angeles. They met in San Francisco and the first night of their meeting resulted in illicit cohabitation. Plaintiff was so impressed with defendant’s charms that he at once insisted upon her removal to Los Angeles. She, as subsequent events disclose, was principally charmed with his financial standing. The parties resumed their illicit relations in Los Angeles and continued so to do for more than a year, during which time plaintiff gave defendant at first $700, with which to buy a rooming-house. This money was so expended, and shortly thereafter defendant, having title and possession of the rooming-house, exchanged the same for Los Angeles real estate, taking the title thereto in her own name. This she did without any protest upon the part of plaintiff, who had knowledge of the transaction. Afterward plaintiff gave her an additional $860, with which to buy…