Olin v. Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from the District Court of Pueblo County.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gabbert
The vital question presented for determination in this case is, to whom does the title to real estate, dedicated for street purposes over lands platted as a town site, in accordance with the statutes of the state, revert upon the vacation of the street ?
This question arises upon the following facts: In 1872, E. W. Olin, as the owner of a tract of land platted and surveyed it as a town site, under the name of South Pueblo, which tract included within its limits a portion of a street designated on the plat thereof as B street. Shortly after the platting of this town site, the fee simple title…
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