Legal Opinion

Evans v. Colorado Ute Elec. Ass'n, Inc.

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided May 27, 1982No. 81CA0145PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COYTE, Judge.

Defendants appeal from a judgment entered against them for damages for trespass on plaintiff’s property while constructing a power line across plaintiff’s property on an easement granted to Colorado Ute Electric Association. We affirm.

Defendant, Colorado Ute Electric Association, Inc. (Colorado Ute) acquired a 162.5 foot wide easement across a portion of plaintiff’s land to construct a transmission line. The easement provided that the rights of ingress and egress to the right of way “shall be limited to the presently existing roads or other necessary access roads to be mutually…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Linley v. HansonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1970
  2. Mailloux v. BradleyColorado Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. Bobrick v. TaylorSupreme Court of Colorado · 1970
  4. Upper Eagle Valley Sanitation District v. CarnieColorado Court of Appeals · 1981
  5. Rio Costilla Cooperative Livestock Ass'n v. W. S. Ranch Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1970

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Sanderson v. Heath Mesa Homeowners Ass'nColorado Court of Appeals · 2008
  2. Fletcher v. Conoco Pipe Line Co.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 2001

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