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United Water Works Co. v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided January 15, 1898No. 1325PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Error to the District Court of Arapahoe County. A bribe statement of a few facts which will not otherwise appear in the opinion will afford those who are not directly concerned in the suit a little clearer notion of the matters involved. There were several corporations organized to supply the city of Denver with water.

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Error to the District Court of Arapahoe County. A bribe statement of a few facts which will not otherwise appear in the opinion will afford those who are not directly concerned in the suit a little clearer notion of the matters involved. There were several corporations organized to supply the city of Denver with water. The method and character of their formation, the conditions of their various charters, or the law under which they operated in no manner affects the question at issue. Their existence and nature, and their bonded issue is likewise relatively unimportant except as it serves to…

1Opinion of the CourtBissell, J.

The last clause in the statement suggests a preliminary •question respecting our power and our duty to examine the ■evidence by which the judgment is supported. By the very terms of the order which recited many of the matters to which we have already alluded, a reference was ordered to Mr. Seaman, who was appointed special master for this purpose. The order provided that the United Water Works Company, Limited, and all persons having any unpaid coupons should present them with their proofs within a time designated and on the closing of the proofs, Mr. Seaman was directed to report his…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Murray v. LardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1865
  2. Vosburgh v. . DiefendorfNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
  3. Ketchum v. DuncanSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  4. Smith v. Sac CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1871
  5. Commonwealth of Virginia v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1870

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Michalak v. NowinskiWisconsin Supreme Court · 1936
  2. Maxwell Cattle Co. v. HendersonColorado Court of Appeals · 1899
  3. Maxwell Cattle Co. v. HendersonColorado Court of Appeals · 1899
  4. Rosenbaum v. McEwenColorado Court of Appeals · 1913
  5. Rosenbaum v. McEwenColorado Court of Appeals · 1913

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