Gates v. Salmon

By the Court, Rhodes, J.:

Action for partition of the Rancho “ Laguna ele San Antonio.” Bartolome Bojorques, the owner of the rancho, conveyed to his eight children, jointly, the undivided eight ninths of the rancho, and subsequently conveyances of specific portions of the land were executed to divers persons, none of which were executed by all the tenants in common, but all were executed by two or more of them. The tracts thus conveyed are denominated by the parties “ special locations,” and the grantors “ original grantors.” Those holding special locations, as well as those holding undivided…