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Hamilton v. Hubbard
65 P. 321
Cal.
1901
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*1 Hamilton v. Hubbard. — 29,1901.] [Sac. Bank. No. 1749. In November etc., MOSES Appellant, HAMILTON, Administrator, Respondents. MARIA al., S. HUBBARD et Property—Presump- Wife—Community Separate Husband and Party.- Conveyance Third tion— Gift from Husband Wife— — during spouse acquired either property that transac- marriage apply where cannot was, con- effect, and the tion veyance by a third was made to her the husband’s party, grantor the husband’s by him. exchange for an for the lot deeded Payment Consideration—Resulting Id. Presumed— not Trust — presumption of Presumption Advancement Gift. resulting for trust in the consideration favor of one who advances another, only applies between the name of other, apply each and does not any person is under person paying for whom the natural, moral, provide. In such presumption is, purchase intended purchaser to be an nominal advancement or for the benefit ofthe grantee. Id.—Finding against proved Evidence.—A party, husband’s re- have been deeded to the a third at the quest, exchange con- for veyed grantors, of the husband the evidence. Id.—Appeal—Staleness Shown. Where the com- of Demand plaint nothing not show stale findings defense, support or conclusions of such a the court to plaintiff’s upon point that the demand is stale cannot be sustained appeal. from a Court of San Superior APPEAL trial. County and from an-order new G. W. Joaquin denying Nicol, Judge presiding. in Department

The facts are stated in the opinion ^rendered Two. for Carpenter, Appellant.

A. H. Thompson, Middlecoff, Respond Budd & and Louttit & ents. —

THE COURT. Upon a careful reconsideration we are convinced there is no conflict substantial and that there to support the superior controversy, court to the effect lot in *2 upon its conveyance community to Mrs. Hamilton, became The Department opinion therefore stand.

The point is made in that the rehearing the petition for plaintiff’s demand is stale. This be sustained. position cannot The and complaint, a stale show there is of the superior conclusions court to support such a defense. order appealed from are reversed. The following to, is the opinion above referred which was

rendered in Department Two, 29, 1901: May

SMITH, C. The plaintiff is the Frances administrator of Hamilton, his 22, deceased to whom he married May was 1867, 29,1887. administrator, died who March as He sues to quiet the title of her 56, etc., estate to lot No/3, block of Stockton. Both city title under a parties deraign deed one 6, Weber Frances the deceased, of date July 1867, to her purporting the lot question,—the her administrator; as plaintiff, defendant, foreclosure 26, made to mortgage her, August 1892, by plaintiff, personal capacity, commissioner’s executed him in thereof. pursuance found that question court was the com-

munity property Moses Hamilton and his deceased wife. rests wholly upon deed Weber to the latter,—the source acknowledged of title both parties. Hence the is as effect of question presented this deed. Frances, grantee If the deceased took the therein, as as her adminis- plaintiff, recover; entitled to not. trator, was as it prior Under our law stood amendment of section 1889, Civil March 19, was acquired by either spouse during marriage all property (Meyer Rep. 547, 162, 163, Civ. on Cal. *3 ent, have therefore there is no room for We presumption. established; effect of the facts thus legal to determine only of the and familiar this, principles under well-established the result not be would (assuming present law state, the marital affecting peculiar affected laws relations), sufficiently obvious. a or conveyance gift is not merely

A deed evidence itself, operates It is the grant. grant or ipso other facto transfer or title described Code, 1053, 1146; Shanahan (Civ. v. Crampian, of equity, nor—unless under the rules 11,13); peculiar Cal. 92 a its terms or effect be contradicted. legal to raise trust—can is made to one and the Ordinarily, another, a paid by “presumed” trust latter. sec. (Civ. 583.) of the “ ” to each other only transactions between arises Trusts, not indulged on sec. where the Perry 126), (1 child, is to the or other person wife whom natural, under some paying the person consideration] [the In moral, provide.” pre is, “that purchase were intended sumption (1 an for the nominal purchaser.” advancement Perry to be Trusts, Trustees, 143; note.) Hill on (97), sec. and, therefore Mrs. transaction was 606 Cal. the express provisions code, of the (Civ. Code, 162.) sec. code,

Nor are there provisions of the or decisions any it. court, confirming that affect this result than as law, Under our make a husband deed—-whether and in such case that, well settled the absence of evidence intent, sepa- land in her the vest Tillaux, rate (Civ. sec. Tillaux v. McQuade, Cal. 672; Ions Harbison, v. Carter v. 83 Cal. 274; Burkett, 310;1 Burkett Opper- v. v. Taylor man, Cal. 468.) In last-named the court: the rule is thus stated

“ In the absence of evidence of intention outside must evidencing which, upon the intention ... ren imports; it that effect be to deny der the inoperative Marshall, void. v. Tex. (Story 305. . . . The 2) prima from a deed arising facie of the husband to the that it was intended to its character from community property to the separate Prop Platt on (Citing wife.” erty Rights Married Women, sec. The contrary was early held an case in (Kohner Ashenauer, this state 581), and in the Texas cited; cases there de but these be regarded cisions must as overruled the later authorities. principle the cases cited to the case here. applies equally There is no essential distinction between deed direct from and a deed from him to her per interpositam (Michod personam. Cirod, Strahan, How. Smith Tex. Baldridge Scott, 48 Tex. 189.) *4 Possibly, with reference to the latter be claimed may that where the consideration of the to the com- wife is munity property, a presumption arise—or, rather, might arisen the have amendment of section 164 of the Civil the Code—that the wife for the use community; and it is in fact so held in Texas regard with both to deeds from husband to wife and deeds to her from third direction; parties by though regard former, to the seen, we have doctrine has been in repudiated this state. Rep. 1 12 Am. St. 67 Am. Dec. 622. 2 76 Am. Dec. 106. intention, But the either in terms rule has no application, cases is the where the consideration supra, in cases cited Accordingly, husband. the Texas in held that in such cases the And the same wife’s takes her use. right, that she and in Ashenauer, distinction is made Kohner in the 12 Cal. 251.1 Nor previous case of Meyer to the wife numerous court in which deeds decisions this her held to inure to use direction of the husband been have is it held in Nor indeed has ever been ruled. otherwise, be even those cases that the rule would In all community property. consideration is them, mere circumstance, in addition to the appeared, direction bywife —as, e. the time g., declarations of husband-at use, expression, separate deed, of it cannot be inferred property,” or similar But expressions. shown the absence of the circumstances particular (Peck cases, these have been otherwise. decisions would 46 Cal. Brummagim, Higgins Higgins, Rahm, 65 Cal. Duane, Swain v. 48 Cal. Read v. inferred, Nor if could be so Torrence, Jackson v. in such cases the and the rule assumed affected; here be the case should case consideration husband; reference the but seen, different. The cases, rule, as we have though the the same as precisely in principle, the father had been paid by direction. appealed order be re- judgment

I advise that the versed. C., Gray, concurred. C., and

Cooper, foregoing opinion given reasons For the from are reversed. appealed and order

Henshaw, J., McFarland, J., Temple, J. 89 Am. Dec. 195. Dec. 538. Notes assuming (without deciding) Hence, amendment Dec. Nov. 1901.] amendments subsequent 164, 19,1889, and the section March 1897, did not 3, 4, of March and of March 1893, amendment, first rule with reference to deeds contrary, of evidence presumption, absence in question, in the deed Frances, But here community. took the of one “in consideration is made recital in the deed that it Q etc.; and west,” in block dollar, IS, lot No. exchangefor contradiction, without appears lot mentioned—“No. 13”—was marriage; Moses, him before owned deed to his after the from a deed made him days twelve as the con- reciting No. to Weber lot wife—conveying dollar, 56,” block IS, lot sideration one and exchangefor to Frances that the deed Weber etc.,—it appears further made with his far appar- Thus the nature of transaction grantor.

Case Details

Case Name: Hamilton v. Hubbard
Court Name: California Supreme Court
Date Published: Nov 29, 1901
Citation: 65 P. 321
Docket Number: Sac. No. 1749.
Court Abbreviation: Cal.
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