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JIM TATUM <br />:tti. .... ~. I ~~ I ~ .~ <br />. ' y <br />D Probate Court, ^ JuvenNe Couti D Water ~ouri <br />t ac Animas Count, State of Cobrado <br />Court Address: 20a E,1"Street, Room 304. ttF <br />Tnnidad CO 61082 <br />.~• <br />J1M TATUM end ANN TATUM, Individuals, <br />Plaintit(a, ._ <br />v. <br />0A51N RE5OU12CES, INC., .a Colorado cotporalion, <br />Defendant <br />PAGE 04 <br />u. u. ate. • e x <br />:Q 1N r,;,tpJluiNCi7 CC~Ii?~1' <br />Las Antrnaa Count', CO - <br />DEG1~2l1~ <br />JOcils E. r AFiCIA <br />C1etk of Goiirt <br />~ CDUR7 USE ONLY <br /> <br />. _ _..-1~PPcarances: <br />W~ltosa D.-Morris, Jr:, Esq. and~J~mes Tatum, Esq., for Plaintiffs <br />William A. Bianca, Esq., Scot~VJf Andersots, Esq:,.and~Sisto 1. . <br />lvl~aza~ psq., fear Defendant. . <br />This Mattez came nn for a s7z day trial.-tn the Cour7. an the dates of <br />December 2-d and 9, 2D02: The Court heard sworn testimony of 19 witnosscs and <br />received numereus cxhabi~ts into eti~idence. The Court also conductt:d a.site visit. <br />Having heard..testimonj~„reviewed thr ex~tibits, and coxasidcre~ rbe briefs <br />and arguments. of counsel, the Couri enters the following FiraZiingS D1; Fad <br />Conclusions o£Iavv; and-3udgment. _.. ~ _.... <br />Findings of Fact <br />!. ~ Plaintiffs own approxi_~;aata~ly 1S5 acres of land 2p miles west of <br /> Trinidad, in•Las Animas County, Colorado, upon which they <br />. ~ uwn and maintain a two~stary aAObe residence'which was <br />' .constricted 5otnetime between 1427 arad 1930. The. property <br /> contains various out structures, including batvv, corrals; fences <br />- :.. - and-bunkhouse. Tatums purchased the property in 1968.far vue <br />v~ `~:ti""` <br />--- ,. . hundzed eighty thousand dollars. Tanrms live in thetwo-story <br />~~ra ~•.°``^°'~~ :.; - . - - <br />~,w~ t~, <br />-- 'fiie residence is an occtipied residentia] <br />adobeiesideace. <br />_ <br />, <br />. <br />` `~"`°' , Z -•~-, `' , Taruxrts,sued Defendant in 1992 on various causes of action <br />'uJ'r'v` ~ ' .-. ~'.'+~Y x <br />,~ <br />to <br />iaachidirig subsidence damage~to this same residence A txial <br />, <br />~_ , <br />,,, ;» ;,.,: r tha Court was he]d in Apn'] ai 1947 and is a written Iudgne~nt <br />_.. <br /> ~ <br /> ~ 1;};.IJI1tJ7' A . <br />