McMillan v. Meharg

LUJAN, Chief Justice.

This is an action to quiet title to certain real estate situated in Rio Arriba County. The plaintiff-appellant here, claims his title by virtue of a patent, while the defendants, E. W. Meharg and Klossie N. Meharg, his wife, appellees here, base their title on a tax sale and deed. The defendant Magnolia Petroleum Company, a corporation, bases its claim upon an oil and gas lease assigned to it by Dudley Cornell and Mary Lee Cornell, his wife, who have disclaimed any interest in the land and are therefore not parties to the suit. The cause was tried to the court without a…