Ranch O, LLC v. Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust

Opinion by

JUDGE GABRIEL

1 In this action concerning the validity of a deed of conservation easement, plaintiff, Ranch O, LLC, appeals the grant of summary judgment to defendant, Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust (the Land Trust). We conclude that (1) the district court correctly reformed the deed based on a mutual mistake as to the grantor of the conservation easement and (2) reforming the deed did not violate the public policies and purposes behind Colorado's race-notice statute. Accordingly, we affirm.

I. Background

T2 Craig J. Walker was the sole manager and ninety-nine percent…