Legal Opinion

City of Denver v. Capelli

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided December 15, 1877PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Error to Probate Court of Arapahoe County. Action on the case ; plea of the general issue. The defendant in error had judgment in the court below for seven hundred and fifteen dollars.

1Opinion of the CourtThatcher, C. J.

The defendant in error was the owner of a two story brick building, situate on the corner of First and Fifteenth streets, in Kasserman’s addition to the city of Denver.

This action was commenced to recover damages,' which, it was alleged, were • sustained by her, by reason of the overflow of her premises in June, 1874, May, 1875, and August, 1875, and the consequent destruction of certain personal property, contained in the cellar of the building, and injury done to the building itself. It is alleged in the declaration, that these injuries-resulted from the carelessness and negligence of the,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Mills v. . City of BrooklynNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
  2. Carr v. Northern LibertiesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1860
  3. City of Atchison v. ChallissSupreme Court of Kansas · 1872
  4. Judge v. City of MeridenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1871
  5. City of McGregor v. BoyleSupreme Court of Iowa · 1872

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Evans v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
  2. City of Boulder v. NilesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1886
  3. Jordan v. BognerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1993
  4. Willer v. City of ThorntonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1991
  5. City of Denver v. SpencerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1905

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