Eyster v. Gaff
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Supreme Court of the Territory of Colorado.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice MilleS
This suit was ah action of ejectment brought originally by Thomas and James Gaff against plaintiff in error in the District Court of Arrapahoe County, Colorado, in which, the plaintiffs below had a recovery, and that judgment was affirmed on appeal by the Supreme Court of that Territory.
The title to certain lots in Denver Citv is the subject of controversy ; and there seems to be no difficulty in considering George W. McClure as the source of title, common to plaintiffs and defendant. McClure had made a mortgage on the lots to defendants in error to secure payment of the sum of $18,000.
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