Searl v. School Dist. No. 2 in Lake Cty.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO. . School District No. 2, in the county of Lake and State of Colorado, filed its petition in the' county court of that county against R. S. Searl, stating that long prior to the first day of July, 1881, it had been and then was, a school district duly and regularly organized; that on July 1, 1881, one Frances M. Watson was in the actual possession and occupancy, under a' deed of conveyance to her,…
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO. . School District No. 2, in the county of Lake and State of Colorado, filed its petition in the' county court of that county against R. S. Searl, stating that long prior to the first day of July, 1881, it had been and then was, a school district duly and regularly organized; that on July 1, 1881, one Frances M. Watson was in the actual possession and occupancy, under a' deed of conveyance to her, of certain lots in a certain block of an addition to the city of Leadville; that on the same day one Schlessinger was in…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chief Justice-Puller,
after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.
Upon the conceded .facts, unless the plaintiff in error was entitled to be' compensated for the school-house in question, the instruction limiting the recovery to three thousand dollars was correct, and the judgment must be affirmed.
The constitution of the State of Colorado provides “ that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property,' without due process of law; ” and “ that private property shall not be taken or damaged, for public or private use, without just compensation.” Art. II. §§ 25, 15,…
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