The plaintiffs contended that there were numerous alleged property owners occupying tracts of land whose boundaries were illegally established. Once the validity of the claims were proven, a partition was demanded. Ultimately, Rancho San Rafael was divided into thirty-one sections given to twenty-eight different people, some of which included members of the Verdugo family.
The litigants maintained that numerous people were occupying tracts of land whose borders had been inaccurately defined. After confirming the validity of their claims, a division of the property was sought. Ultimately, Rancho San Rafael was divided into thirty-one sections allocated to twenty-eight distinct individuals, including some members of the Verdugo family.