Bartleson v. Clark

This suit was begun before a justice of the peace, and it came to the county court on appeal, and was there tried without a juiy. The controversy is not very exactly exhibited by the abstract and arguments, but, accepting the appellants’ theory of the case, it may be very briefly stated thus : In the early nineties, Dr. Bartleson was the occupant of some premises in Denver, under contract of purchase with the then owner, whereby, as the appellant states, he was invested with some interest in the property. Under the agreement by which he held possession and whatever title was in him, he was…