Wood v. Denver City Water Works Co.
Supreme Court of Colorado
jError to the District Court of Arapahoe County. Action in the district court by The Denver City-Water Works Company, plaintiff, against The Citizens’ Water Company, defendant. Injunctive relief was applied for. L. H. Wood and others (plaintiffs in error herein) applied by petition to intervene. Leave to file their petition was denied; and thereupon they bring the cause to this court by writ of error.
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jError to the District Court of Arapahoe County. Action in the district court by The Denver City-Water Works Company, plaintiff, against The Citizens’ Water Company, defendant. Injunctive relief was applied for. L. H. Wood and others (plaintiffs in error herein) applied by petition to intervene. Leave to file their petition was denied; and thereupon they bring the cause to this court by writ of error. The complaint on which the injunction was applied for (omitting formal parts) was as follows: “ That both plaintiff and defendant are corporations organized and existing under the laws of the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Elliott
The action of the district court denying petitioners’ application to intervene, is assigned for error. The conditions under which a party is entitled to intervene in a civil action by virtue of section 22 of the code, have already received the consideration of this court.
In Henry v. Travelers' Ins. Co., 16 Colo. 179, it was held that “ the interest which entitles a person to intervene in a suit between other parties must be in the matter in litigation, and of such a direct and immediate character that the interven or will either gain or lose bjr the direct legal operation and effect of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Henry v. Travelers' InsuranceSupreme Court of Colorado · 1891
- Lewis v. Denver City Water Works Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1893
- Morey v. LettSupreme Court of Colorado · 1892
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