Legal Opinion
Freeman v. Rost Family Trust
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided February 4, 1999No. 97CA2123PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge VOGT.
Plaintiff, Leon S. Freeman, Jr., appeals from the trial court judgment dismissing his private condemnation action against defendants, The Rost Family Trust and Randy Rost, and awarding defendants their attorney fees and costs. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
This action concerns adjoining parcels of land in Jefferson County. Defendants own an 80-acre parcel situated to the north of two adjacent 40-acre parcels which were previously owned by plaintiffs predecessor, the Estate of Ray V. Collins (Collins). A county road runs north and south through defendants’…
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