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Pull v. Barnes
Citation:
142 Colo. 272, 350 P.2d 828 (1960)Facts
In June of 1953 the plaintiffs located a parcel of land about one acre in size in Jefferson County, upon which they desired to build a mountain home and began to search out the owners of it. Just west of the piece of land selected was a line of an old fence which had upon it “No Trespassing” signs. Prior to constructing their cabin, the plaintiffs hired a licensed surveyor to stake out the corners of the cabin site, but did not ask him to survey the land itself to determine the boundary lines between their property and that of the defendants’. Neither party knew or even suspected at the time of the construction of the cabin that it was being built upon land belonging to defendants. Defendants now assert dominion over the cabin, contending that the plaintiffs had no rights therein, it having been built on defendants’ land and as a result became a part of the land by operation of law.
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