Central Pac. Ry. Co. v. Tarpey
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, First District; Hon. J. D. Call, Judge. Action by Central Pacific Railway Company against David S. Tarpey, Administrator and others. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant Peter J. Peterson appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtThurman, J.
Plaintiff by this action seeks to quiet its title to the east half of section 5, and all of sections 9, 15, 23, and 27, in township 8 north, range 1 east, Salt Lake meridian, United States survey. The complaint filed by the plaintiff includes all of the odd sections from 1 to 29, inclusive, in said township, but all of the defendants, except Tarpey and Peter J. Peterson, filed disclaimers, thus eliminating from the case the particular land occupied by them. Tarpey failed to appear and answer, and the only answer filed in the case is by defendant Peterson who claims ownership of the land first…
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