Colorado § 38-36-120 - Parties plaintiff and defendant - unknown claimants.
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§ 38-36-120. Parties plaintiff and defendant - unknown claimants.
The applicant shall be known in the summons as the plaintiff. All persons named in the application or found by the report of the examiner as being in possession of the premises or as having of record any lien, encumbrance, right, title, or interest in the land, and all other persons designated as follows: "All other persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in, to, or upon the real estate described in the application herein", shall be defendants.
Source: L. 03: p. 320, § 19. R.S. 08: § 733. C.L. § 4943. CSA: C. 40, § 188. CRS 53: § 118-10-20. C.R.S. 1963: § 118-10-20.
ANNOTATION
Law reviews. For article, "The Torrens Title System in Colorado", see 39 Dicta 40 (1962).
Provisions of the Torrens Title Registration Act govern service of process in case brought under the Torrens Act. Rael v. Taylor, 876 P.2d 1210 (Colo. 1994).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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