Beaver Creek Ranch, L.P. v. Gordman Leverich Ltd. Liability Ltd. Partnership

Opinion by

Judge GRAHAM.

In this action to quiet title to ranch property, defendant, Gordman Leverich L.L.LP., appeals from the judgment of the trial court in favor of plaintiff, Beaver Creek Ranch, L.P. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

I. Background

Gordman Leverich owns ranch lands in rural Garfield County known as the Rinehart Ranch. Gordman Leverich purchased the Rinehart Ranch in 1998 from Lee Rinehart. Rinehart's family acquired the ranch in three separate transactions in 1949, 1954, and 1957. One or more members of the Rinehart family owned the ranch from 1949 until the 1998…