Mollie Gibson Consolidated Mining & Milllng Co. v. McNichols
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from Pitkin District Court — Hon. John T. Shumate, Judge. The appellants were the joint owners of a concentrating mill building and the machinery therein, which was used for concentrating the ores mined from their properties. The appellees were, respectively, treasurer and sheriff of Pitkin county.
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Appeal from Pitkin District Court — Hon. John T. Shumate, Judge. The appellants were the joint owners of a concentrating mill building and the machinery therein, which was used for concentrating the ores mined from their properties. The appellees were, respectively, treasurer and sheriff of Pitkin county. In his official capacity, the treasurer issued to the appellee Irving, as sheriff, a distraint warrant, commanding him to distrain the goods and chattels of the appellants for the amount •of the tax assessed against their mill for the years 1900 and 1901. Under this warrant the sheriff…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gabbert
When a. building is erected for a particular purpose, and machinery placed therein reasonably necessary to effectuate that purpose, and in some substantial manner attached to such building, it becomes part of the realty. Roseville A. M. Co. v. Iowa G. M. Co., 15 Colo. 29; Farmers’ L. & T. Co. v. Minn. E. & M. Co., 35 Minn. 543; Symonds v. Harris, 81 Am. Dec. 552; 51 Me. 14; Laflin v. Griffiths, 35 Barb. (N. Y.) 58; Parsons v. Copeland, 38 Me. 537; Gray v. Holdship, 17 Am. Dec. 680; 17 S. & R. 413.. Applying this test to the facts of the case at bar, we think it is' clear that the Fru-Vanner…
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