Dines v. Harris

The parties’ names appear here in inverse order from that in the trial court. Harris will be referred to as petitioner and Dines and Fancher as respondents, as in the district court.

Petitioner procured a peremptory writ of mandamus compelling respondents to allow him an inspection, at all reasonable times, of all the books, accounts and papers of the Colorado and [Utah Goal Company, hereafter called the company or coal company, and to take copies or make extracts therefrom. Respondents bring the case here on writ of error to review the judgment.

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