Padilla v. City of Santa Fe

OPINION

MINZNER, Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal the trial court’s decision, in a suit to quiet title, denying their claims to a lot that lies above Alameda Street in Santa Fe (the disputed tract) and granting defendant’s counterclaim to quiet title. Plaintiffs contend that the trial court erred in construing the description of a larger parcel from which the disputed tract was conveyed, because the trial court (1) added words to the description and (2) failed to apply relevant rules of construction. Plaintiffs also contend (3) there is insufficient evidence to support the dispositive findings and…