Union Depot & Railway Co. v. Meeking
Supreme Court of Colorado
Error to the District Court of the City and County of Denver. Eon. John I. Mullins, Judge. Action by Abe Meeking, Henry J. Buscher, James Haney, F. M. Peery, P. W. Blakely, Charles Blakely, Thomas Jackson, E. M. Cox, August Pettysier, Fred Blanchard, J. E. Muse, William Baker, William Haney and C. W. Williams against The Union Depot & Bailway Company. From a judgment for plaintiffs, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Campbell
The defendant corporation was organized under the laws of this state for the accomplished purpose of acquiring and maintaining in the city of Denver a union depot or passenger station, which is situate near the terminal points of several railroads to which defendant furnishes the usual facilities of a depot or passenger station for the accommodation of the traveling public. The plaintiffs are licensed hack-men, conducting in this city the business of carrying passengers and baggage for hire, particularly to and from this union depot.
About twenty-five years before the beginning of this action,…
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