Carreathers v. Carreathers

COYTE, Judge.

Plaintiff, Jewell L. Carreathers, appeals the judgment of the trial court entered in a forcible entry and detainer action against defendant, Harold G. Carreathers. Since the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction, we reverse.

Plaintiff filed this forcible entry and de-tainer action in the Denver Superior Court against defendant seeking to recover possession of a house she claimed to own and $1500 in back rent. In his answer defendant denied that plaintiff was the true owner of the premises, admitted he was in possession, but denied that it was pursuant to a leasing…