Leoke v. County of San Bernardino

Plaintiff, claiming title under a tax deed, sued to quiet title to three adjacent mining claims known as Toltee, Aztie, and Montezuma. Named as defendants were J. B. Wood (the original patentee), the State of California, the County of San Bernardino, and others. The county was the only party to appear and answer; the State merely filed a disclaimer as to the Toltee and Aztie mines and the remaining defendants defaulted. Following a trial by the court, judgment was entered decreeing plaintiff to be the owner of the three claims. The county appeals from the judgment only as it relates to the…