California Court of Appeal

JONES v. FIRST AM. TITLE INS. CO., B137593

The remedy of reformation of a deed may validate a sale under Civil Code section 2934a when a substitution of trustee has not been recorded, under complex circumstances including multiple forbearances and a partial release of the trust deed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/25/2003
• Published 03/25/2003

Judges

• GILBERT, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Norman, Dowler, Sawyer, Israel, Walker & Barton, Richard M. Norman, Michael G. Walker, and Matthew P. Guasco, Ventura, for Plaintiffs, Cross-defendants and Appellants., Ferguson, Case, Orr, Paterson & Cunningham, Michael W. Case, Joseph L. Strohman, Jr., and Douglas E. Kulper, Ventura, for Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant, First American Title Insurance Company., Arter & Hadden, John L. Hosack, Los Angeles, Aaron M. Peck and Andrea L. Slade, for Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant, Union Bank of California, N.A., Epstein Becker & Green, Alan E. Walcher and Diane B. Sherman, Los Angeles, for Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant, Heritage Oak Partners.