Legal Opinion
United States v. 1,253.14 Acres of Land, in Jefferson & Douglas Counties
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 24, 1972No. 71-1070 (C-1490)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS, Chief Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado wherein the interests in a 1.7 million dollar condemnation award were adjudicated in a trial to the court and concerns the interpretation of a mineral reservation. Briefly the facts are these; In 1949 the mayor of the City of Englewood, Colorado was desirous of obtaining a source of water for the City. He approached Mr. and Mrs. *1179Atchison who were then the owners of a 2500-acre ranch contiguous to the flood plain of the South Platte River. For many years the Atchisons had been…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Farrell v. SayreSupreme Court of Colorado · 1954
- Barker v. MintzSupreme Court of Colorado · 1923
- Hill v. Stanolind Oil & Gas Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1949
- Smith v. MooreSupreme Court of Colorado · 1970
- Cave Construction, Inc., a Corporation v. United States of America, Suing Herein for the Use and Benefit of Angell Bros, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by1 opinion
- United States v. 253.14 Acres of Land, More or LessCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1972