Town of Manitou v. International Trust Co.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from the District Court of El Paso County. On the 12th of February, 1874, The Colorado Springs -Company, being the proprietor of certain lands in El Paso county, caused to be executed and acknowledged, and filed for record, a certain plat of said lands which is entitled: “Map of Manitou, El Paso, County, Colorado. ’ ’ On this map no words are used by which the streets, alleys, avenues, parks, paths, or other public places are dedicated to the public, ’ although in the…
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Appeal from the District Court of El Paso County. On the 12th of February, 1874, The Colorado Springs -Company, being the proprietor of certain lands in El Paso county, caused to be executed and acknowledged, and filed for record, a certain plat of said lands which is entitled: “Map of Manitou, El Paso, County, Colorado. ’ ’ On this map no words are used by which the streets, alleys, avenues, parks, paths, or other public places are dedicated to the public, ’ although in the acknowledgment language is employed indicating an intention to make a statutory dedication. The following appears upon…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Steele
Numerous errors are assigned, but the plaintiff, relies chiefly upon the assignment which alleges that the court erred in not finding the issues joined for the plaintiff, and in not entering judgment for the plaintiff. The plat of 1874 does not purport to convey this property as a park. It is claimed, however, that the property in controversy appears on the plat like an oblong green leaf in the very center of the town, and is completely segregated from other tracts of ground by highways; that no number or designation of any kind appears on the tract of ground; that these facts show an…
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