Sylvester v. Craig
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from District Court of Arapahoe County. Appellee, William B. Craig, as plaintiff below, for a first cause of action alleges: That about March 1, 1885, plaintiff owned and was possessed of five hundred sheep of the value of two dollars each.
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Appeal from District Court of Arapahoe County. Appellee, William B. Craig, as plaintiff below, for a first cause of action alleges: That about March 1, 1885, plaintiff owned and was possessed of five hundred sheep of the value of two dollars each. That on said date, in the county of Arapahoe and state of Colorado, defendant unlawfully took, carried away, and converted said sheep and disposed of the same to his own use to plaintiff’s damage in the sum of $1,000. A demand and refusal to return the sheep is also averred. The second cause of action is the same as the first, except in that it…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hayt
The record in this case shows that on the 24th daj*- of September, 1888, the plaintiff then being present, the court sustained a demurrer to the entire answer except the first defense, which consisted only of a general denial. It does not appear that appellant made any objection to the ruling of the court at the time. Upon the 8th day of the following month of October, an order was entered, however, by consent, giving defendant ten days in which to elect whether to stand by his answer or amend the same. The time was thereafter extended until the 26th day of the month, at which time defendant…
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