Perelli-Minetti

Upon the very earnest insistence of appellants that the decision of this case by the district court of appeal, affirming the judgment of the trial court, did not correctly state the law and had done an injustice to the appellants, a hearing was granted by this court to enable it to carefully study the record upon appeal and the contentions of the parties with reference- thereto. After careful consideration, we are satisfied with the decision of the district court of appeal of the state of California, in and for the third appellate district, and hereby adopt the opinion of said court, written by Presiding Justice Pinch thereof, as follows :

“Prior to June 9, 1921, Lawson S. Seatena and Perelli-Minetti were the owners of the lands in suit, the legal title standing in the names of those persons, without further designation. They had operated the lands as partners, growing grapes thereon and manufacturing wine and grape juice. It is uncertain whether or not the real estate was partnership property, but the court found that, at the time stated, Lawson and Perelli-Minetti each owned an undivided one-third interest in the land, and therefore it will be assumed, for the purposes of this…