Courvoisier v. Raymond
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from the District Court of Arapahoe County. Edwin S. Raymond, appellee, as plaintiff below, complains of Anguste Courvoisier, appellant, and alleges that on the 12th day of June, A. D. 1892, plaintiff was a regularly appointed and duly qualified acting special policeman in and for the city of Denver; that while engaged in the discharge of his duties as such special policeman, the defendant shot him in the abdomen, thereby causing a serious and painful wound; that in…
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Appeal from the District Court of Arapahoe County. Edwin S. Raymond, appellee, as plaintiff below, complains of Anguste Courvoisier, appellant, and alleges that on the 12th day of June, A. D. 1892, plaintiff was a regularly appointed and duly qualified acting special policeman in and for the city of Denver; that while engaged in the discharge of his duties as such special policeman, the defendant shot him in the abdomen, thereby causing a serious and painful wound; that in so doing the defendant acted wilfully, knowingly and maliciously, and without any reasonable cause. It is further alleged…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hayt
It is admitted or proven beyond controversy that appellee received a gunshot wound at the hands of the appellant at *115the time and place designated in the complaint, and that as the result of such wound the appellee was seriously injured. It is further shown that the shooting occurred under the following circumstances:
That Mr. Courvoisier, on the night in question, was asleep in his bed in the second story of a brick building, situate at the corner of South Broadway and Dakota streets in South Denver; that he occupied a portion of the lower floor of this building as a jewelry store. He was…
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