Cofield v. McClelland
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Supreme Court for the Territory of Colorado; the ease being thus : The city of Denver, which is in the county of Arapahoe, Colorado Territory, was originally laid out by a company or association of persons, on the public domain of the United States, before the same had been surveyed and became subject to entry. ■ And the company was aided by the privileges' of pre-emption, at the minimum price, being secured to settlers and occupants of lots by the general…
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Appeal from the Supreme Court for the Territory of Colorado; the ease being thus : The city of Denver, which is in the county of Arapahoe, Colorado Territory, was originally laid out by a company or association of persons, on the public domain of the United States, before the same had been surveyed and became subject to entry. ■ And the company was aided by the privileges' of pre-emption, at the minimum price, being secured to settlers and occupants of lots by the general enactment of May 23d, 1844,* “for the relief of the citizens of the towns upon the lands of the United States under…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hunt
The territory upon which stands the city of Denver, Colorado, was entered upon, occupied, and possessed by numer-' bus persons before the same was surveyed and had become subject to public entry. Occurrences like the one which gives rise to this bill seem to have been common, and the rights of the parties were protected and regulated by an act of Congress passed May 23d$ 1844. A special act was also passed by Congress, on the 28th of May, 1864, “ for the relief of the citizens of Denver.” It is by the principles prescribed in these several statutes that the rights of the parties in this suit…
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