State Board of Corrections v. City & County of Denver
Supreme Court of Colorado
Error to Denver District Court. Hon Geo. W. Allen, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtScott, J.
This is an action in mandamus to compel the authorities in control of the State Asylum for the Insane, to receive and care for certain insane patients from the City and County of Denver, lawfully adjudged insane, and now a charge upon the county.
The action is against' the superintendent of the institution, and the Colorado Board of Corrections, charged by law with the conduct and management of the asylum.
It appears from the alternative writ made permanent on final hearing, that the sheriff of the county, acting under the proper authority and with proper commitments, proceeded to the asylum…
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