Legal Opinion

Denver, Western & Pacific R'y Co. v. Church

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided December 15, 1883PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from County Court of Jefferson County. The facts are stated, in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.

The appellant filed its petition in the county court of Jefferson county, praying a condemnation for right of way for its road through certain lands of the appellee, under the provisions of the statute in that behalf. In order to bring the proceedings within the limited jurisdiction of the court, the petition contained the necessary averment that the amount of compensation and damages to be ascei’tained for the right of way aforesaid would not exceed the sum of $2,000.

A jury of freeholders having been demanded by the appellee, was impaneled and sworn, and said jury, having examined the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis R. W. Co. v. MortonIndiana Supreme Court · 1877

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Denver City Irrigation & Water Co. v. MiddaughSupreme Court of Colorado · 1889
  2. People v. MaxSupreme Court of Colorado · 1921
  3. Kinnear v. FlandersSupreme Court of Colorado · 1891
  4. People ex rel. Sievers v. County CourtSupreme Court of Colorado · 1899
  5. Empire Ranch & Cattle Co. v. MilletColorado Court of Appeals · 1913

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