Welch v. Jepson

It appears that the two defendants who have appealed this case, were engaged jointly with four others, W. A. Hardten, I-I. W. Reushaw, H. J. Renshaw and S. Auernig, in carrying on certain mining operations under a lease in the Cripple Creek district. The plaintiff, Jepson, brought suit against the six lessees, to recover certain sums of money alleged to be due to him for work and labor on the mine, and also for certain sums alleged to be due to five other persons for work and labor, which accounts were assigned to him. Each account was set forth in the complaint in a separate count, and as an…