Hagerman v. Bates

From a judgment in favor of the defendants the plaintiffs appealed to the court of appeals. The court of appeals affirmed the judgment (5 Colo. App., 391). The plaintiffs appealed to this court, where the judgment of the court of appeals was reversed and the cause remanded with instructions to direct the district court “to grant a new trial upon the following issue of fact only: What was the contract of settlement made between the owners of these two claims, or their agents and representatives, when the action in the district court of Pitkin County was dismissed?” 24 Colo., 71.

Pursuant to the…