Papa v. Torres

LUJAN, Justice.

The plaintiff (appellee) brought this action against the defendants (appellants) for recovery and possession of a certain patented mining claim, and for $7,500 damages, etc.

The plaintiff owned a group of patented mining claims situated in the Magdalena Mining District, in Socorro County, including the Appex, the subject of this litigation, and the defendants owned a group of unpatented mining claims including the West Star which adjoins the Appex on the west side. The case was tried to the court without a jury, and it resolved the issues in favor of the plaintiff and defendants…