Baker v. Denver Tramway Co.

Plaintiffs in error broug'ht suit in the district court of the City and County of Denver to have adjudged invalid an ordinance of said city purporting to grant to defendant in error, The Denver Tramway Company, the right to construct and operate a street railway on Downing street in said city. Defendants filed separate demurrers, challenging the jurisdiction of the court, and the sufficiency of the complaint. The demurrers were sustained on the ground that the complaint did not state a ca/use of action. The plaintiffs elected to stand upon their complaint, and the cause was dismissed. It…