Taylor v. Parenteau
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from the District Court of GHlpin County. This was an action brought by Alexander Taylor, as the owner of the Spur, Sucker and Sophia mining locations, situate in Grilpin county, Colorado, in support of an adverse claim filed by him in the United States land office against the application for patent of the Baby Ruth mining lode, owned by the defendants.
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Appeal from the District Court of GHlpin County. This was an action brought by Alexander Taylor, as the owner of the Spur, Sucker and Sophia mining locations, situate in Grilpin county, Colorado, in support of an adverse claim filed by him in the United States land office against the application for patent of the Baby Ruth mining lode, owned by the defendants. There were three separate causes of action in the complaint, each counting upon the title of the respective lodes owned by the plaintiff, and the territory in conflict is a small parcel situate within the exterior boundary lines of, and…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Campbell
The errors assigned and argued relate to the form of the *370verdict and the judgment, and to the instructions given by the court at the defendants’ request.
1. The first part of the verdict is: “that plaintiff is the owner and entitled to possession of the following described part and parcel of the premises in controversy in this case ” (here follows the description). Immediately thereafter comes the following: “ as to all the remainder of the premises in dispute' we find the issues for defendants, and that defendants are the owners of the Baby Ruth lode as described in the answer and location…
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