Bonds v. Joplin's Heirs

DAVID W. CARMODY, District Judge.

This appeal is a result of a statutory suit to quiet title in which all of the defendants defaulted, except the three defendants (appellees here) who were represented by a guardian ad litem appointed by the court.

The only issue before the court relates to an attack by the guardian ad litem on an order of the District Court of Bernalillo County, authorizing the sale of real estate under the provisions of Section 31-7-14 et seq., N.M.S.A.1953. The trial court found that the Bernalillo County decree or order was not binding upon the appellees on the general basis…