Ferger

Ferger v. Allen

Good Law
1917 Cal. App. LEXIS 435·35 Cal. App. 738·170 P. 861
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaDecember 31, 1917Civ. No. 2235.California2,248 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Lennon, J.

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiff quieting title as against the defendants to certain described real property situate in the county of Fresno.

The facts of the case as revealed by the pleadings and proof are substantially these: The defendants sold the real property in question to one Heimbach for the agreed price of nine hundred dollars, and upon a conveyance of the prop erty by deed dated November 25, 1912, Heimbaeh paid to the defendants three hundred dollars in cash on account of the purchase price, and for the balance due thereon gave his unsecured note, dated November 27, 1912, to the defendants in the sum of six hundred dollars. This sum by the terms of the note was to be paid in installments “at the rate of $18 a month.” It was Heimbaeh’s desire to build a home upon the property. This desire was made known to the defendant Harry W. Allen, and the conveyance was accordingly made to Heimbaeh absolute in form to enable him to obtain a loan upon the property of a sum sufficient to defray the cost of the desired building. Thereafter Heimbaeh, with the tacit consent of said defendant, executed a deed of trust, dated December 11, 1912, conveying the…

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