Legal Opinion
Billington v. Yust
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided July 27, 1989No. 88CA0828PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge REED.
James E., Nancy I., and Frank E. Yust, together with My Ranch, a partnership, (Yusts) appeal the judgment of the district court which denied an award of attorney fees to them. We reverse.
This controversy arose out of a condemnation proceeding instituted in 1984 by John Billington seeking a way of necessity over the lands of the Yusts pursuant to Colo. Const. art. II, § 14, and § 38-1-102(3), C.R.S. (1982 Repl.Vol. 16A).
Billington is the owner of some 31 acres of land in Grand County, Colorado. It is bounded on the north, west, and south by the Yusts’ property. It is…
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