People v. Martin
Supreme Court of Colorado
Original Proceedings in this Court by Quo Warranto. The above entitled cases are considered together in the opinion; they were argued and submitted together, the pleadings being substantially the same except as to the names of the parties and offices.
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Original Proceedings in this Court by Quo Warranto. The above entitled cases are considered together in the opinion; they were argued and submitted together, the pleadings being substantially the same except as to the names of the parties and offices. The informations show, inter alia, that respondent Martin was excise commissioner, that respondent Orr was fire commissioner, and that, as such, they were members of the fire and police board of the city of Denver when the controversy herein arose, and that they have ever since continued to act as such officers. In January, 1894, while…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Elliott
The taking of original jurisdiction of these proceedings must not be understood as establishing a precedent. If this court were to take cognizance of every application within its original jurisdiction, there would be little time remaining to devote to appellate business.
We have felt constrained to entertain these original proceedings because of the disturbed condition of public affairs incident to the fire and police board controversy. In so doing we have yielded to the fears of others rather than to any *570serious apprehensions of our own. While we have been constrained by a desire to speedily…
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