Court Cases
September 21, 2010
QUIET TITLE
Vanderkous v. Conley (PDF)
1) In a quiet title action the court has equitable powers to award compensation as necessary to do complete justice, even though neither party's pleadings specifically requested compensation. 2) Realizing that the court was going to require plaintiff to compensate defendant in exchange for quieting title in plaintiff's favor, plaintiff dismissed the lawsuit. However, the dismissal was invalid because it was filed following trial after the case had been submitted to the court.
Cal.App. 1st Dist (A125352) 9/2/10
