Edwards v. City of Cheyenne
Wyoming Supreme Court
Error to the District Court, Earamie County; Hon. Car-rol H. Parmrlrr, Judge. The material facts are stated in the opinion. A party who stands upon a general demurrer admits all the material facts well pleaded.
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Error to the District Court, Earamie County; Hon. Car-rol H. Parmrlrr, Judge. The material facts are stated in the opinion. A party who stands upon a general demurrer admits all the material facts well pleaded. (State v. Irvine, 14 Wyo. 318; Spaulding v. Douglas, (Neb.) 122 N, W. 889; State v. Grant, 12 Wyo. 1.) If sufficient facts are set out in the petition to constitute a cause of action upon which the plaintiff would be entitled to any relief the sustaining of a demurrer thereto is error. (Summers v. Ins. Co., 12 Wyo. 381.) A petition in an action to quiet title which alleges possession…
1Opinion of the Court
Potter, Justice.
In an amended and substituted petition filed in this action the plaintiffs, Mary A. Edwards and Charles P. Lawrence, allege that they are the owners of a tract of land situated outside of the corporate limits of the City of Cheyenne; that said city claims to have acquired the same by condemnation for the purpose of constructing and maintaining water works thereon for said municipality and its inhabitants; that the city, through its officers, agents and employees, have taken possession of the land, and have caused to be erected and are erecting thereon, certain houses and other…
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