Bond v. Unknown Heirs of Barela
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO. The facts, which involve the title to a large tract of land in New Mexico, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Devanter
This suit was begun by a petition for partition and to quiet title, filed by George W. Bond and eighty-two others in the District Court of Valencia County, New Mexico, against the unknown heirs of twenty-nine persons named, all deceased, and the unknown owners, proprietors and claimants of the premises commonly called the Tomé grant situate in that county and described as containing 121,59-1.53 acres. The plaintiffs alleged that they were owners of an undivided half interest.
The town of Tomé appeared and answered, denying any title or interest in the plaintiffs, averring that the grant by…
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