Cowell v. Springs Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Supreme Court of the Territory of Colorado. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Field
In May, 1878, the plaintiff in the court below, the Colorado Springs Company, sold and conveyed to the defendant, Cowell, two parcels of land, situated in the town of Colorado Springs, in the then Territory of Colorado. The deed of conveyance stated that the consideration of its execution was $250, and an agreement between the parties that intoxicating liquors should never be manufactured, sold, or otherwise disposed of as a beverage in any place of public resort on the premises. And it was expressly declared that in case this condition was broken by the grantee, his assigns or legal…
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