Board Co. Com'rs Cheyenne Co. v. Board Co. Com'rs Bent Co.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from District Gourt of Bent Qournty. These three oases were consolidated for the purposes of the argument in this court, and will be disposed of together. The cases, which are numbered respectively 2,618, 2,619, 2,640 here, were tried below upon an agreed statement of facts, and involve the same questions of law.
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Appeal from District Gourt of Bent Qournty. These three oases were consolidated for the purposes of the argument in this court, and will be disposed of together. The cases, which are numbered respectively 2,618, 2,619, 2,640 here, were tried below upon an agreed statement of facts, and involve the same questions of law. The controversies arose over the adjustment of certain matters of revenue between the counties of Cheyenne, Lin’coln, and Kiowa, appellants, and the county of Bent, appellee, consequent upon the creation by the seventh general assembly of the former, in part, out of the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hayt
The district court found that the cash in the hands of the treasurer of Bent county at the date of the creation of the new counties, and the delinquent taxes at that time due Bent county, belonged to, and were the exclusive property of, said county, and judgment was entered accordingly.
Appellants question the correctness of these findings and judgment. They say the new counties are entitled to have deducted from the gross indebtedness of Bent county an equitable share of thq cash fund, and a ratable proportion of the delinquent taxes, and that the balance then remaining represents the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Washington County v. Weld CountySupreme Court of Colorado · 1888
- Cooke v. SchooL District No. 12Supreme Court of Colorado · 1889
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