Ford

Plaintiff, Josephine Ford, brought this action against the defendant, Louis M. Ford, her husband, to establish her title to several parcels of land in the city of Los Angeles. She acquired title to one of the properties before her marriage, and, as the court finds, was at the time of her marriage also “the owner of and in the possession of a large sum of money. ’ ’ Shortly after her marriage with defendant she conveyed by deed an undivided one-half interest in this real property to the defendant. The court also finds that after her marriage the other parcels of land were purchased with her separate funds, and the title taken in the names of herself and husband as tenants in common. These properties were subsequently handled by the parties jointly, mortgages and releases were made in their joint names, and moneys collected, handled, and deposited in bank to their joint account. The court further finds that the defendant acquired his apparent interest in this property as follows: That as to the real property she owned before marriage, “after said marriage, and on or about the sixth day of July, 1904, and prior thereto, defendant desired to have it appear that he was the owner of an…