City of Leadville v. Leadville Sewer Co.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from Lake District Court — Hon. George. W. Allen, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hill
•'It appears that there were no sewers in the city of Leadville prior to the year 1886, at which time the appellee was incorporated under the laws of Colorado with a capital stock of $10,000.00. Its objects as set forth in its articles of incorporation were, “to construct, own, operate and maintain sewers and drains for sewer purposes in and about the city of Leadville, * * Its corporate existence was fixed at twenty years.
August 5,1886, appellee applied to the city council of Leadville for permission to run and operate sewers through certain streets and alleys of the city. Pursuant to said…
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