Santa Barbara Tie & Pole Co. v. Martinez

OPINION OF THE COURT

CATRON, J.

This suit was originally brought by Alexander Gusdorf and N. B. Laughlin against Virginia Gonzales de Martinez, the Santa Barbara Tie & Pole Company, and several other defendants. It had for its principal object the quieting of plaintiff’s title to certain lands, including the “Ojo Caliente,” within the Rancho del Rio Grande grant. Defendant Virginia Gonzales de Martinez filed an answer and cross-complaint, as did also the Santa Barbara Tie & Pole Company. There were several answers and cross-complaints by other defendants, but they are not material to this…