Rice v. Jerome
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Colorado. Henry K. Pomeroy and Cornelius B. Gold filed their bill in equity in the circuit court of the United States for the district of Colorado, alleging, in substance, that they were creditors of the Colorado Coal & Iron Development Company, a Colorado corporation; that the company was insolvent, and unable to pay its taxes and other debts; that it owned a largo amount of property, which would be…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Colorado. Henry K. Pomeroy and Cornelius B. Gold filed their bill in equity in the circuit court of the United States for the district of Colorado, alleging, in substance, that they were creditors of the Colorado Coal & Iron Development Company, a Colorado corporation; that the company was insolvent, and unable to pay its taxes and other debts; that it owned a largo amount of property, which would be sacrificed unless the court would appoint a receiver of Its property, to “hold, manage, and control the same subject to its…
1Opinion of the CourtCaldwell, Circuit Judge
It is conceded that the hinds of the company purchased at the tax sale were subject to taxation; that the taxes thereon had been legally levied and assessed, and were due' and unpaid at the date of the tax sale. In the view we take of the case, it is not necessary to determine whether there are any irregularities in the tax sale which would avoid it. The circuit court did not, as is erroneously assumed by counsel in their briefs, decree that the tax sale was irregular or void. The decree is silent upon that subject.
The Colorado Coal & Iron Development Company was a private corporation, formed…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Morris & Thombs v. St. Louis National BankSupreme Court of Colorado · 1892
- Coats v. HillSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1883
- Forbes v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Colorado · 1896
- Crisman v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1896
- Charlton v. KellySupreme Court of Colorado · 1897
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In re EppsteinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907
- Stanard v. DaytonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1915
- Wilfong v. Ontario Land Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1909
- Witt v. JonesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1925