Smith v. Griffin

Appellant Smith and one Campau, being the owners of a certain portion of block 64, in the west division of the city of Denver, divided the same into seven lots. Five of these lots fronted on Champa street, the remaining two on Eighth street. No plat was filed, however, as provided by statute, and no acceptance of the new arrangement took place by the city. Upon the front of each of the five lots first mentioned they constructed a dwelling-house, and upon the rear a coal-house and ash-*430pit. For convenience in reaching these coal-houses and ash-pits, the left an alley-way nine and eighty-two…