Dargin v. Cranson

By the terms of a written contract; made on the 22d day of December, 1894, the appellant agreed, in consideration of the sinking by the appellees of the shaft of the Commonwealth Mining claim in Cripple Creek mining district, El Paso county, Colorado, to the depth of fifty feet, and the obtaining of a patent for the claim at their expense, to convey to them a three-fourths interest in the claim, provided they obtained the patent by January 1, 1896. This suit was brought by the appellees on the 5th day of February, 1896, to compel a conveyance of the interest. The complaint alleged the sinking…