Coyle

David W. Coyle, the plaintiff and respondent, is the father of George H. Coyle, the defendant and appellant. Margaret C. Coyle is the wife of said George H. Coyle. The children of David W. Coyle are: Mrs. Florence Quinn, a married daughter by his first marriage, and two sons by his second marriage, George H., appellant herein, being the elder of the sons. Senior Coyle’s second wife was alive at the time this action was tried.

The grounds of the appeal will appear from the statement of the case as herein set forth.

David W. Coyle had resided in the city of Pasadena, California, for something like forty-two years and was free from indebtedness of any kind at the time he entered into the purchase of the real property which is the subject of this action. He had engaged in the poster advertising business for many years, but it would seem that he was permitting the best period of his earning ability to slip by without reckoning with the necessitudes of advancing age. His neglect for his future became the concern of his lifelong friend, George C. Montfort, who was truly his fidus Achates. Montfort was the owner of two certain parcels or lots of land situate in the city of Pasadena, the…