Bonfils v. McDonald

McDonald and Walter, defendants in error, were plaintiffs in the trial court. They brought suit to quiet title to certain coal lands in Routt county, and for damages. Defendants admitted that they had no claim on the property, but opposed the claim for damages. Over defendants’ objection, the case was tried to a jury, which resulted in a verdict in the sum of $2,854, for rents or royalties, and in the further sum of $6,397, claimed on account of damages to the premises. This verdict, followed by judgment, was against the plaintiffs in error, Bonfils, individually, and Tammen et al., as…