Luigi Marre Land & Cattle Co. v. Roses

Plaintiffs as owners of the record title to 6,053 acres of land in San Luis Obispo County deraigned from a patent theretofore issued by the United States government brought this action to quiet title thereto. Defendants asserted title to approximately five acres thereof based on allegations of adverse possession for more than twenty years. Upon trial the court found against defendants and entered judgment in favor of plaintiffs. No motion for new trial was made, nor was any appeal taken from the judgment. Later, however, the federal district attorney for the southern district of California…