Cross v. Ritch

KIKER, Justice.

In this case plaintiffs filed their complaint to quiet title to “Red Rock Talc Lode Mining Claim” located partly in Dona Ana County and partly in Sierra County. The claim was unpatented and plaintiffs claimed to be the owners thereof to the exclusion of any and all claims of defendants.

No defendant answered in the case except Winnie M. Ritch, who denied all allegations of plaintiffs’ complaint as to ownership, and by counter-claim asserted that she was the owner of “The Red Rock Talc Lode Mining Claim”, being partly in Sierra County and partly in Dona Ana County.

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