Wolfe v. Childs
Supreme Court of Colorado
Error to the District Court of Lake County. Eon. Frank W. Owers, Judge. Action by Minnie B. Childs, administratrix of Charles D. May, deceased, against Augustus B. Sullivan, Maria. L. Bussell, The Julia L. Beal Estate Loan and Investment Co., Aug. Zobel, Eli Larimer, Ole Oleson, Gabriel Lake and Mike Libbi, in which James S. Wolfe and George L. Hodges, Sarah S. Chase, Stephen H. Standart and Alanson C. Bailey intervened.
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Error to the District Court of Lake County. Eon. Frank W. Owers, Judge. Action by Minnie B. Childs, administratrix of Charles D. May, deceased, against Augustus B. Sullivan, Maria. L. Bussell, The Julia L. Beal Estate Loan and Investment Co., Aug. Zobel, Eli Larimer, Ole Oleson, Gabriel Lake and Mike Libbi, in which James S. Wolfe and George L. Hodges, Sarah S. Chase, Stephen H. Standart and Alanson C. Bailey intervened. Prom a judgment granting alleged insufficient relief, intervenors bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Goddaed
1. We do not think that in this state of facts the conclusion reached by the court as to the ownership, of the one-eighth interest derived by Patrick from Smullen is correct. - By the assignment of the one-half interest in the Smullen bond, Chase became the equitable owner of that interest, and was entitled to receive the legal title thereto in the event that Patrick acquired the legal title to the undivided one-fourth interest from Smullen through and in pursuance of the terms of the bond. In other words, Patrick, by his partial assignment of the bond to Chase, became trustee of the interest…
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