L Bar Cattle Co. v. Board of Trustees, Etc.

BICKLEY, Justice.

Plaintiff commenced suit in statutory form for quieting the title to about eighty-five thousand (85,000) acres of land, the greater portion of which lies within the exterior boundaries of what is commonly known as the Cebolleta Land Grant.

All defendants, except the appellant, defaulted. It is assumed that defendant’s answer constitutes a general denial.

On the trial, appellee in support of its title, introduced seven abstracts of title which appellee claims traced its record title to the land involved from the time of the Government Patent down to the. appellee. Appellee also…