Chambers v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.

The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railway Company filed an action against J. L. Chambers, praying that its title to 5.38 acres of land located in Mohave county be quieted. From a judgment granting its prayer and a denial of defendant’s motion for a new trial, he prosecutes this appeal.

The complaint and answer contained the allegations ordinarily found in an action of this character, and the evidence discloses that the land in question has been claimed by the railway company, or those through whom its title came, since 1883, when this portion of the railroad was completed and the necessary steps…