Legal Opinion

Killgore v. Cranmer

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided January 15, 1906No. 4696PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the City and County of Denver. Hon. Samuel L. Carpenter, Judge.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Maxwell

delivered tlie opinion of the court:

This was an action to recover possession of real property.

The appellant, plaintiff below, at the trial offered in evidence a deed of trust, and a trustee’s deed executed by the successor in trust named in the deed of trust, by and through which he sought to prove his title.

The deed of trust was rejected as being void for uncertainty and indefiniteness in designating the successor in trust.

The only question is,-was the deed of trust properly rejected?

There are certain fundamental rules and canons of construction applicable to all written instruments, whether…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Walsh v. HillCalifornia Supreme Court · 1869
  2. Butterfield v. SawyerIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
  3. Wolff v. HelbigSupreme Court of Colorado · 1895

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Healey v. ZobelSupreme Court of Colorado · 1909
  2. Millage v. ChurchillSupreme Court of Colorado · 1921
  3. Muntzing v. NewsomColorado Court of Appeals · 1912
  4. Muntzing v. NewsomColorado Court of Appeals · 1912

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