Glenwood Irr. Co. v. Vallery
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Colorado; Robert E. Lewis, Judge. Action by George W. Vallery, as receiver of the Colorado' Midland Railway Company, against the Glenwood Irrigation Company. There was a judgment for plaintiff for partial relief, and both parties bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
AMIDON, District Judge.
Vallery, 'as receiver of the Colorado Midland Railway Company, brought an action, as plaintiff, against the Glenwood Irrigation Company, as defendant, to recover damages for a trestle destroyed by fire alleged to have been set by defendant. The value of the bridge and the expense caused by its destruction was fixed by the evidence at $1,973.89. As to this amount there was no controversy. The trial judge in his charge told the jury in substance that, if they found in favor of the plaintiff, he was entitled to recover that amount. It was developed in the evidence that the…
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