QUINTANA v. MONTOYA

No. 6273.

330 P.2d 549 (1958)

64 N.M. 464

Marcelina G. QUINTANA, Plaintiff-Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. Hortencia MONTOYA, Defendant-Appellant. Arturo Montoya and Sofia Montoya, Defendants and Cross-Appellees.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

June 23, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Milton S. Seligman, Albuquerque, for appellant.

Walter R. Kegel, Santa Fe, for appellee and cross-appellant. Gilbert, White & Gilbert, Sumner S. Koch, Santa Fe, for cross-appellees.


GALLEGOS, District Judge.

This appeal involves the ownership of a tract of land. In 1922 one Sotero Romero was issued a United States Patent to certain tracts of land in Santa Fe County, including Small Holding Claim No. 411, Lot 2, in Sec. 33, Twp. 17 N., Rge. 9 E, which is the property in controversy.

In 1954 the plaintiff-appellee commenced a suit in ejectment in the district court of Santa Fe county claiming that on December 20, 1937, she was entitled...

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