Legal Opinion

Union Iron Works v. Bassick Mining Co.

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided April 15, 1887PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal from District Court, Custer County. Complaint filed June 9, 1886, as follows: “The plaintiff, complaining of the defendants, alleges: “ (1) That it is a body corporate organized and doing business under and by virtue of the laws of the state of California, and was such corporation at and during all of the times hereinafter mentioned.

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Appeal from District Court, Custer County. Complaint filed June 9, 1886, as follows: “The plaintiff, complaining of the defendants, alleges: “ (1) That it is a body corporate organized and doing business under and by virtue of the laws of the state of California, and was such corporation at and during all of the times hereinafter mentioned. “(2) That the defendant, the Bassick Mining Company, is a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Yew York, and authorized, by a compliance with the terms and conditions of the laws of the state of Colorado, to do business in said…

1Opinion of the CourtElbert, J.

The case of Schoolfield et al. v. The Bassick Mining Company, now pending on error in this' court, was a proceeding under the mechanic’s lien law, to enforce sundry liens against the property of the defendant therein. The decree was rendered in that case by the court below in favor of the several lien claimants, and a sale of the defendant company’s mining property, consisting of seven or more lodes, with improvements thereon, was had under the decree. It is claimed that this decree and sale are void for reasons which will be hereafter stated. The contention here is between judgment creditors…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Johnson v. BakerIllinois Supreme Court · 1865
  2. Mulvey v. CarpenterIllinois Supreme Court · 1875

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Ryan v. StaplesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1896

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