HINTON v. LAKE FORK DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

Nos. 74-005, 74-102.

531 P.2d 974 (1974)

Donald A. HINTON and Jeannie A. Hinton, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. LAKE FORK DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, a Colorado corporation, Defendant-Appellee, and Joe Bobbitt et al., Defendants-Appellees, and Board of County Commissioners of the County of Lake and State of Colorado, Applicant-Appellant. The BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF the COUNTY OF LAKE, State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Joe BOBBITT et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. I.

Rehearing Denied December 31, 1974.

Certiorari Granted March 3, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

No appearance for plaintiffs-appellees Donald A. and Jeannie A. Hinton.

Gaunt, Dirrim & Coover, Lysle R. Dirrim, Brighton, for defendants-appellees Joe Bobbitt, A. N. Bobbitt, Leslie Burroughs, and James Erger.

No appearance for defendant-appellee Lake Fork Development Co.

John W. Dunn, County Atty., Leadville, for applicant-appellant and plaintiff-appellant Bd. of County Commissioners of the County of Lake, State of Colo.


Selected for Official Publication.

RULAND, Judge.

We have consolidated two cases in this appeal because resolution of one issue disposes of both. We affirm the trial court in each case.

Prior to August of 1972, Lake Fork Development Company (Lake Fork) owned approximately 542 acres of land, together with certain water rights in Lake County. In August of 1972, Lake Fork entered into a written contract agreeing to convey 16.247 acres of this land to...

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