Bandle
Bandle v. Commercial Bank of Los Angeles
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Shaw, J.
The plaintiff sued to quiet her title to two lots of land situated in Los Angeles County, against the claims of the defendant. The plaintiff derived her title to the land by deeds from her husband, Charles W. Bandle, executed on January 24, 1911.
The claim of the defendant to the land is based on a sheriff’s deed under an execution sale upon a judgment in favor of the defendant against said Charles W. Bandle, the husband, entered in the superior court of the county on January 16, 1912, and on the contention that the deed by him to the plaintiff on January 24, 1911, was fraudulent and void as to his creditors.
The defendant set up this claim in its answer and also in a cross-complaint in which Charles W. Bandle is made a party to the action as a cross-defendant. The allegations of fraud and of fraudulent intent were denied, the court made its findings in favor of plaintiff and gave judgment accordingly. The defendant appeals from the judgment. The evidence is set forth in a bill of exceptions. The sole point urged in support of the appeal is that the findings to the effect that the deeds from Charles W. Bandle to his wife, the plaintiff, were for a valuable consideration and were…