McDermith v. Voorhees

Reed, C.

This was a suit brought by appellees to remove a cloud from the title to quite a large number of lots in an addition to South Denver, and praying that claimants be declared the legal owners. The property originally belonged to one Sullivan D. Breece, who, in the year 1876, being insolvent or embarrassed financially, conveyed the property by quitclaim deed to one William J. McDermith. The part of the deed necessary to be considered is as follows :

“ This deed, made this 19th day of August, in the year of our Lord 1876, between Sullivan D. Breece, of the county of Lake and state of…