Uzzell v. Anderson
Supreme Court of Colorado
Error to the District -Court of the City and County of Denver. Hon. John I. Mullins, Judge. Action by Frank Anderson and George É. Smith against Thomas A. Uzzell, William Lawson and Eugene McCarthy, individually and as members of the board of county commissioners of the city and county of Denver. From a judgment in favor of plaintiffs, defendants bring- error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Maxwell
Defendants in error, as relators, by this action {mandamus) seek to compel plaintiffs in error to recognize them as members of the board of county commissioners of the city and county of Denver.
The alternative writ averred that, at the general election held in November, 1902, relators were elected county commissioners of the county of.Arapahoe, qualified as such in January, 1903, served in such capacity until March, 1903, when the members of the city council of the city and county of Denver usurped and intruded themselves into the office of county commissioners of the city and county of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- People ex rel. Seeley v. MaySupreme Court of Colorado · 1885
- Parsons v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1904
- People ex rel. Livesay v. WrightSupreme Court of Colorado · 1881
- City Council of Denver v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Colorado · 1904
- People ex rel. Parish v. AdamsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1903
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