Legal Opinion
Rivera v. Brazos Lodge Corp.
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided March 27, 1991No. 18891PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SOSA, Chief Justice.
On June 14,1989, appellant Joe P. Rivera filed an action to quiet title to certain land within the Tierra Amarilla Land Grant located in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. The complaint pleaded title based upon a 1955 quitclaim deed for 2,990 acres and a 1984 survey that describes 5,404.78 acres. Title by adverse possession was not pleaded. Numerous defendants were named and hereinafter are referred to as “Brazos defendants” and “Jones defendants.” Each group of defendants owns land within the acreage claimed and, by separate motions, sought summary judgment and…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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