Buffum v. Texaco, Inc.

Appellants are Elwood Buffum individually, and others as trustees and last directors of the Humboldt Milling Co., Inc., a corporation that was dissolved before the commencement of this action. They filed a complaint seeking to quiet title to all of the merchantable timber on certain real property. Respondents claimed title to both land and timber, and filed a cross-complaint in the action praying that their title be quieted.

The facts are undisputed. The land consists of 80 acres located in Humboldt County. It was once owned by Nicholas Tompkins. In 1902 Tompkins executed a deed, granting to…