Gottlieb v. Thatcher’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate ·

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1. ““Even if it be true that the conveyance made by Annie 0. McCormick to Lewis Thatcher terminated the right of the trustee to sell the property, as was held by the trial court, — a question upon which we express no opinion, —it is nevertheless entirely clear that Gottlieb relied upon the advice given him by counsel that the note secured by the trust deed could be lawfully levied upon and. sold under execution, and believed that the purchase of the note gave him the right to subject the land to sale for the purpose of paying the debt evidenced thereby. In onr judgment, the facts found justify but one conclusion, and that is that, in paying the taxes upon the land since 1879, Gottlieb was clearly acting under color of title obtained in good faith, and has thus become entitled to the land under the provisions of the statute of Colorado.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Thatcher v. Gottlieb