Bishop of St. John the Evangelist v. Treasurer of Denver
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from the District Court of the City and County of Denver. Eon. F. T. Johnson, Judge. Action by the Bishop and Chapter of tbe Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist against the Treasurer of the City and County of Denver. From a judgment in favor of defendant, plaintiff appeals. Reversed and remanded with directions to grant the relief prayed for. Decision en banc.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Goddard
The appellant, plaintiff below, is an organization duly incorporated under the laws of Colorado for purposes other than pecuniary profit, viz: for religious, benevolent and charitable purposes. On the 22d day of June, A. D. 1895, John F. Spaulding conveyed to it, upon a nominal consideration, certain real estate situate in the city and county of Denver, Colorado, for the purpose of building, furnishing and maintaining thereon a building to be known as the “Home for Consumptives,” to be held as a function of the plaintiff corporation, such corporation to have the general control touching the…
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