Denver & New Orleans Construction Co. v. Stout
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from District Court of El Paso County. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, C. J.
Stout, the plaintiff below, brought this action against the defendant, the Denver & New Orleans Construction Company, to recover a balance alleged to be due him upon a contract to furnish cross-ties for the construction of the Denver & New Orleans Railroad.
All the questions presented here arose upon demurrers to the pleadings below. We will first consider the demurrers to the defendant’s pleadings.
Its first plea was in abatement of the action, on the ground that it should have been instituted in Arapahoe county, where defendant’s principal office was located, and where its principal business…
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