Denver Machinery Co. v. Merchant's Publishing Co.

Early in 1890, The Publishing Company, which is the appellee herein, was engaged in the publication of a paper in the city of Denver called the “ Western Irrigator.” In April, The Denver Machinery Company was organized, and by their articles of incorporation sundry persons, among whom were Henshall and Lytle, were named as officers and directors for the first year of the corporate existence. At about this date, negotiations were had between the two corporations through the admitted officers of The Publishing Company on the one side and Lytle on the other, looking to the publication of a very…