City of Denver v. Pearce
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from District Court of Arapahoe County. The plaintiff, Rickard Pearce, alleges in his complaint, which was filed April 2, 1884, that he was then, and for a long time had been, seized in fee of a parcel of land situated in the city of Denver, described as follows: “All that certain piece of land lying between the western line of lot numbered nine (9) and Cherry creek and the northern line of Lawrence street, in the block numbered seventy-one (71), in the east division…
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Appeal from District Court of Arapahoe County. The plaintiff, Rickard Pearce, alleges in his complaint, which was filed April 2, 1884, that he was then, and for a long time had been, seized in fee of a parcel of land situated in the city of Denver, described as follows: “All that certain piece of land lying between the western line of lot numbered nine (9) and Cherry creek and the northern line of Lawrence street, in the block numbered seventy-one (71), in the east division of the city of Denver, excepting a strip adjoining the said lot 9, in said block 71, which is four feet in width,…
1Opinion of the Court
Pattison, C.
The issue between the parties in this case involves the title to so much of the premises above described as lie between the easterly bank of Cherry creek and the thread of the stream. No other question is discussed by counsel. The solution of this question requires consideration of the history of the title to the premises, and a construction of the conveyances under which the parties claim. This history must be looked for, not only in the evidence and in the deeds of conveyance set forth in the record, but also in the statutes of the United States and of this state relating to…
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