Blackstock v. Robertson
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from the District Court of Larimer County. Hon. Christian A. Bennett, Judge. Action by Amanda Blackstock, Lee Blackstock and Maud B. Honnold against Thomas H. Robertson. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Campbell
The plaintiffs bring this action to redeem lands from the lien of what, in their complaint, they claim was, in its inception, and still is, a mortgage, but which in his answer defendant says is an absolute sale, subject to or coupled with a condition in the nature of an option to plaintiffs to procure an additional sale.
From a decree which dismissed the complaint and, on defendant’s cross-complaint so demanding, quieted title to the lands in defendant, plaintiffs appeal.
Plaintiffs were indebted to defendant in the sum of about five thousand dollars, which was evidenced by a promissory note…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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