City of Denver v. Mercantile Trust Co. of New York
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeals from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Colorado; Robert F. Lewis, Judge. Suit in equity by the Mercantile Trust Company of New York against the City of Denver and others and the City and County of Denver. Decree for complainant, and both parties appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
WM. H. MUNGER, District Judge.
In 1885 the city of Denver was a municipal corporation, one of the subdivisions of the state of Colorado. On February 5, 1885, the Denver Electric & Cable Railway Company’incorporated under the general laws of the state of Colorado. The objects for which it was formed were stated in the articles of incorporation as follows:
“To construct, equip, maintain, operate and own electric and cable railways in the state of Colorado; to deal in patent and other rights therefor, and to do any and all things necessary to carry out such objects.”
The life of the corporation was…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Siler v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Blair v. City of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Illinois Trust & Savings Bank v. City of Arkansas CityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1896
- City Railway Co. v. Citizens' Street RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Venner v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Boynton v. Moffat Tunnel Improvement Dist.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1932
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- Jennings v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1920
- Stonega Coke & Coal Co. v. PriceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1939
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