Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Lawson v. Stoddard
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided April 15, 1905No. 5655PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal from the District Court of the City and County of Denver: lion. Samuel L. Carpenter, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Maxwell
Appellants seek to oust appellees from the office of county commissioner of the city and county of Denver, which office they allege in their amended complaint appellees had unlawfully usurped and intruded into.
The general allegations of the amended complaint are substantially the same as.those stated in People ex rel. etc. v. Alexander, No. 4976, except that here the allegations relate to the office of county commissioner of the city and county of Denver.
In this case it appears that the charter convention of the city and county of Denver of 1904 abolished the office of county commissioner and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People ex rel. Lee v. PrewettCalifornia Supreme Court · 1899
- People ex rel. Palmer v. WoodburyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1859
- Empire Land & Canal Co. v. Board of CountySupreme Court of Colorado · 1895
- People ex rel. Bynon v. PageUtah Supreme Court · 1890
- People ex rel. Young v. CohnUtah Supreme Court · 1891
3Cited by5 opinions
- Driscoll v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
- Uzzell v. AndersonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1906
- Lockard v. People Ex Rel. HasselbushSupreme Court of Colorado · 1926
- People ex rel. Attorney General v. CassidaySupreme Court of Colorado · 1911
- People ex rel. Attorney General v. CassidaySupreme Court of Colorado · 1911