Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Colorado, Volume 54A.B. Hirscheld Press {etc.}, 1913 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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action affidavit affirmed alleged appears appointment assessment assessor attorney authority bailee bond Breckenridge building cause cause of action charge CHIEF JUSTICE MUSSER city and county city of Longmont claim Colo Colorado commission common carrier complaint constitution construction contract corporation Coryell counsel county commissioners county court county of Denver damages decree deed defendant in error delivered the opinion demurrer district attorney district court District Court.-Hon ditch duty election entitled evidence executors facts fendant filed furnished Garfield County held instructions judge judgment jurisdiction jury land Leadville lien manslaughter ment misjoinder murder negligence operation owner parties person petition petitioner Phul plaintiff in error Popst proceedings purchase purpose question railroad reason record reversed rule senate statute street supra Teller county testimony therein thereof tion town of Lyons trial court Uncle Sam verdict Weld county
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Page 209 - All taxes shall be uniform, upon the same class of subjects, within the territorial limits of the authority levying the tax, and shall be levied and collected under general laws...
Page 72 - railroad" as used in this act shall include all bridges and ferries used or operated in connection with any railroad, and also all the road in use by any corporation operating a railroad, whether owned or operated under a contract, agreement, or lease; and the term "transportation" shall include all instrumentalities of shipment or carriage.
Page 78 - ... who shall be considered and held to be common carriers within the meaning and purpose of this act, and to any common carrier or carriers engaged in the transportation of passengers or property wholly by railroad (or partly by railroad and partly by water when both are used under a common control, management, or arrangement for a continuous carriage or shipment...
Page 270 - The second power is the referendum, and it may be ordered (except as to laws necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety...
Page 443 - We do not see how a better test can be applied to the question whether reasonable or not than by considering whether the restraint is such only as to afford a fair protection to the interests of the party in favor of whom it is given, and not so large as to interfere with the interests of the public.
Page 304 - ... the nature and cause of the accusation against him, and to have a copy thereof; to meet the witnesses face to face, and to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor. Sec. 14. No person shall be put in jeopardy twice for the same offense.
Page 660 - The following persons cannot be witnesses: 1. Those who are of unsound mind at the time of their production for examination. 2. Children under ten years of age, who appear incapable of receiving just impressions of the facts respecting which they are ex-amined, or of relating them truly.
Page 249 - Judgment was for the defendant, that he is the owner in fee and entitled to the possession...
Page 299 - If the jury disagree, or if the judgment be arrested after a verdict, or if the judgment be reversed for error in law, the accused shall not be deemed to have been in jeopardy.
Page 78 - That it shall be unlawful for any common carrier subject to the provisions of this Act to make or give any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to any particular person, company, firm, corporation, or locality, or any particular description of traffic, in any respect whatsoever...