Hobson v. Miller

COMPTON, Justice.

This is an action by appellee Hobson and others to reform deeds and to quiet title. Appellant counter-claimed, .asserting an interest in the premises. As affirmative defenses, he asserted adverse possessions and laches. By a third party complaint, he brought into the case appellees, White, Saenz, and McBride, to whom appellee had sold a portion of the premises. The basis of the third party complaint was the claim of adverse possession, under color of title.

The source of title is a patent from the United States Government, dated September 23, 1873, covering the North half,…