Doty v. Chalk’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
2 district · 4 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 6 later decisions — most recently March 2010
2 district · 4 state decisions
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Relationships
Relies on Anderson v. Cold Spring Tungsten, Inc. · Lively v. Wick · McCain v. Cook · Fritts v. Ericson · Buena Vista Bank & Trust Co. v. Lee
Most-quoted passages
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“[Wle do not agree with defendants' contention that the disclaimer signed by Mrs. Thomas [the first predecessor] prior to her execution of the quitclaim deed to plaintiff divested her of title to the property. Title to property acquired by adverse possession matures into an absolute fee interest after the statutory prescriptive period has expired. Section 38-41-101, C.R.S. 1978; Spring Valley Estates, Inc. v. Cunninghaom, [ 181 Colo. 435 , 510 P.2d 336 (1978)]. Transfer of the property may only be effected by a validly executed deed, by adverse possession, or by other legal means. McCain v. Cook, 184 Neb. 147 , 165 N.W.2d 734 (1969). Here, no claim is made on appeal that the disclaimer was, in effect, a quitclaim deed. And, there are no words of conveyance in the disclaimer that would make it a deed. See § 88-80-113 and § 38-80-116, C.R.S.1978. Moreover, such title cannot be divested by a cessation of occupancy or by the acknowledgment of title in the former owner. Crawford v. French, [ 633 P.2d 524 (Colo.App.1981)]; McCain v. Cook, supra; see also Fritts v. Ericson, 103 Ariz. 33 , 436 P.2d 582 (1968). Hence, since title to the disputed property vested in Mrs. Thomas long before the disclaimer was executed here, such disclaimer had no legal effect. See Crawford v. French, supro; McCain v. Cook, supra.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Hunter v. Mansell“Title to property acquired by adverse possession matures into an absolute fee interest after the statutory prescriptive period has expired.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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