Legal Opinion

Thurmond v. Espalin

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided June 27, 1946No. 4925PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BICKLEY, Justice.

This is a suit by plaintiff (appellee) to quiet title to a tract of land, claiming title by adverse possession. Defendants, claiming three-tenths interest in the land, chal.lenge the plaintiff’s claim of title.

The following constitute the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law of the Court:

- “1. That the plaintiff in the year 1929 obtained a quitclaim deed to the land in question.

“2. That he immediately entered into the possession of the same and has ever since been in the open, exclusive, notorious, peaceable and adverse possession of the same and has paid all taxes levied…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Searl v. School Dist. No. 2 in Lake Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1890
  2. Jones v. SilerTexas Supreme Court · 1937
  3. Land Development Co. v. SchulzSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
  4. Hall v. WatermanIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
  5. Pickens v. StoutWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1910

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Martinez v. MundyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1956
  2. Marquez v. PadillaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
  3. Crescent Harbor Water Co. v. LysengCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1988
  4. In Re Estate of DuranNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2003
  5. Madrid v. RodriguezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2003

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