Legal Opinion
West v. Hinksmon
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided February 25, 1993No. 91CA1880PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge PIERCE.
Harry and Nicki West appeal from a judgment denying them a private way of necessity and from the award of attorney fees against them. We vacate the judgment and remand for further proceedings.
The Wests purchased 160 acres of unimproved mountain property in 1981. Charles and Maria Hinksmon purchased approximately 80 acres of unimproved land adjoining the Wests’ eastern boundary in 1987. A way known as San Pablo Canyon Road traverses the Hinksmons’ property from the south to the northeast. Until 1987, the Wests accessed their property along San Pablo Canyon Road, then…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Isenberg v. WoitchekSupreme Court of Colorado · 1960
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