Legal Opinion

Nicolas v. Grassle

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided April 16, 1928No. 11,980PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Denison

Nicolas brought suit against Grassle, et al. to enjoin the obstruction of a road which he claimed was a public highway. He was defeated and brings error. The judgment must be reversed.

The" plaintiff owned land in Duckett Park where in summer he grazed sheep, of which he had several thousand head. Prom the county road to this land there was a road about 1% miles long, which had been in use for some years by the owner of Duckett Park, grantor of plaintiff, while the land which it crossed was in the public domain of the United States. While the road was there the defendants entered lands which…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Sprague v. SteadSupreme Court of Colorado · 1914
  2. Pagels v. OaksSupreme Court of Iowa · 1884

3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Sierra Club v. HodelCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
  2. Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance v. Bureau of Land ManagementCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
  3. Leach v. ManhartSupreme Court of Colorado · 1938
  4. Lovelace v. HightowerNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1946
  5. Wilkenson v. Dept. of Interior of United StatesDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1986

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