Hunt v. Hayt
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from District Court, Huerfano County. ■ ^ The complaint alleges that on or about July 9, 1878, the defendant was the owner of a body of unimproved and unoccupied land near to and adjoining the town of Alamosa, in Conejos county; that he was anxious to make said land valuable, and bring it into market for speedy sales, and to that end proposed to one A. C. Rupe that if he would cause to be built a good house and other surrounding improvements ón a certain definitely…
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Appeal from District Court, Huerfano County. ■ ^ The complaint alleges that on or about July 9, 1878, the defendant was the owner of a body of unimproved and unoccupied land near to and adjoining the town of Alamosa, in Conejos county; that he was anxious to make said land valuable, and bring it into market for speedy sales, and to that end proposed to one A. C. Rupe that if he would cause to be built a good house and other surrounding improvements ón a certain definitely de- -• fieri bed portion and parcel of said land, he would deed the' ^said portion and parcel of said land to Wilhelmine…
1Opinion of the Court
Rising, O.
The errors assigned are based upon the ruling of the court on the demurrer, and upon the action of the court in imposing costs upon the defendant upon overruling his demurrer.
The argument of counsel for appellant, upon the first ground of the demurrer, is that the statement of facts in the complaint shows the alleged contract to be within the statute of frauds, and that the action was not brought within the time limited by statute, and that each of these objections is fatal on demurrer, upon the ground that the complaint does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of…
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- Freeman v. . FreemanNew York Court of Appeals · 1870
- Davenport v. MasonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1818
- Chivington v. Colorado Springs Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1886
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- Hexter v. CliffordSupreme Court of Colorado · 1879
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