Toltec Ranch Co. v. Cook

This action was brought to quiet title against several defendants having several interests in different pieces of land. The plaintiff prays for an injunction. The court treated the case as having both legal and equitable issues. Under objection, the court proceeded with the trial of the case with a jury, stating that, if it appeared'later in the trial that the case was simply an equitable proceeding, the jury might be considered as merely advisory. The jury found a verdict for each defendant as to each parcel of land, and, under instructions, brought in a special verdict, in which separate…