Bouton v. Stuart
Bouton v. Stuart
Opinion of the Court
The defendant in the trial court has appealed from an adverse judgment as to his title to a fractional interest in certain lands in Monterey County. The case is closely allied in its facts to the cases entitled Bonifacio v. Stuart, post, p. 487, [199 Pac. 69], and Espinosa v. Stuart, ante, p. 477, [199 Pac. 66], therefore we state only those facts necessary to a determination of this ease.
Points 3, 4, 5, and 6 attack certain findings as not being supported by the evidence and the complete answer is that the plaintiff introduced evidence tending to support each and all of her allegations. The defendant introduced some evidence to the contrary. The conflict was for the determination of the trial court. The plaintiff testified that three papers were together in the form of a book; that the lease from Mrs. Espinosa and all of her children to the Spreckels Sugar Company was read to her; however, that paper is not here involved. She also testified that the other two papers were not read to her; that all of the papers were in English and that she could not read English. While on the stand as a witness the defendant testified that all of the papers were attached together. Two other witnesses who were present at the execution of the papers testified that they saw two separate papers—a lease and something else. But, as stated by both the plaintiff and the defendant, there were no two separate papers, but all three were attached together. The only question for the trial court to determine was as to whether the plaintiff was advised as to the assignment measured at three-tenths of her interest instead of being measured at two-tenths according to the terms of her written contract. The defendant says she was so advised. The plaintiff says she was not. The conflict in this testimony has been decided by the trial court in favor of the plaintiff.
*487 It does not appear from the record that the defendant Z. B. Stuart had transferred to the defendant Frank Shurtz or to the defendant David Wallace any specific parcels of the lands involved in this case. It is immaterial, therefore, that those two persons were originally named as defendants and that the action was later dismissed as to them.
We find no error in the record and the judgment is affirmed.
Langdon, P. J., and Nourse, J., concurred.
A petition to have the cause heard in the supreme court, after judgment in the district court of appeal, was denied by the supreme court on June 30, 1921.
All the Justices concurred.
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- GUDELIA E. BOUTON, Respondent, v. Z. B. STUART, Appellant
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