Pratt v. Parker

LUJAN, Justice.

The plaintiffs (appellants) brought this action in the District Court of Otero County to quiet title to Lot 13, Section 5, Township 16 South, Range 10 East, and other land not involved herein, situated about six miles north of the City of Alamogordo, New Mexico, against the defendants (ap-pellees), asserting a fee-simple title based upon an inheritance from their parents. The defendant, C. J. or John Parker claims title under a deed issued to him by the State Tax Commission. The defendants, L. H. Riddle and J. W. Parker base their titles on warranty deeds given to them by C. J.…