Legal Opinion

Prewitt v. Lambert

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided September 15, 1893PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of La Plata County. Action for the conversion of personal property. Verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiff. Defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Elliott

Minnie Lambert, by her guardian Irena A. Lambert, was plaintiff below. Prewitt was defendant. By the complaint defendant was charged with the wrongful conversion of certain domestic animals and a piano, the property of plaintiff.

1. The overruling of appellant’s challenge to -the array of jurors, and, also, the overruling of appellant’s challenges of individual jurors, are assigned for error.

The court did not err in overruling the challenge to the array. The challenge was based on an affidavit by defendant to the effect that a case between the same parties had just been tried by the panel of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Babcock v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1889
  2. De Votie v. McGerrSupreme Court of Colorado · 1890
  3. Denver, South Park & Pacific R. R. v. MoynahanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1884

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. People v. DurrantCalifornia Supreme Court · 1897
  2. Davidson v. JenningsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1900
  3. Risbry v. SwanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1951
  4. Howard v. FisherSupreme Court of Colorado · 1929
  5. Weghorst v. ClarkSupreme Court of Colorado · 1919

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