Mcminn v. Harrison

The Grand Jurors, chosen, selected and sworn, in and for the City and County of Denver, State of Colorado, in the name and by the authority of the People of the State of Colorado, upon their oaths present:
This action was brought by Marie Estelle Ballou to compel specific performance of an alleged oral contract entered into by one Helen L. Ballou, now deceased, whereby the latter, as plaintiff avers, agreed to make a will in which she would leave to plaintiff certain property. Reference will herein be made to Marie Ballou as plaintiff. The defendant, First National Bank of Colorado Springs, is administrator with the will annexed of the estate of said Helen L. Ballou, deceased, and defendant Marie Louise Biggar, is sole legatee and residuary beneficiary under the will. Plaintiff is a daughter-in-law of deceased. Trial was to the court on the merits; judgment was entered against plaintiff, and she assigns error.
THE plaintiff in error, defendant below, was tried and convicted of perjury in the district court of Pueblo county and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term not less than one year nor more than 18 months.
THIS case involves a claim under the Workmens Compensation Act. The claim was denied by the Industrial Commission. That denial was affirmed by the district court, and the claimant is here as plaintiff in error, asking a reversal.
The taxing authorities contend that the school has not by its pleadings, brought itself within the exempt class, in that it has not shown that a profit is not possible and ultimately likely, and they urge that the use of the residue of said lands, held by the trial court to be taxable, is so insignificant that such residue should not be exempted.
THIS is an action in mandamus, brought in the county court of the City and County of Denver by Norton, petitioner, to compel Saunders, secretary of state and ex officio state licensing authority, respondent, to issue to him a renewal of his license to conduct a retail liquor store in the town of Garden City, Weld county, Colorado, and for damages alleged to have accrued by a refusal to renew the license. Judgment was for Norton on the license feature of the case, and against him on the question of damages. Saunders seeks a reversal of the judgment as it stands against him, and Norton assigns cross error.
KRAUSS sued the city (formerly town) of Aurora to recover judgment on thirteen one thousand dollar bonds owned by him, payment of which was in default. For a first cause of action he alleged the bonds to be general obligations of the city. In a second cause of action, plaintiff alleged the liability of the city for payment of the bonds by reason of guaranty certificates" endorsed thereon. The city denied the allegations, setting up numerous defenses in its answer. Plaintiff recovered judgment for the face of the bonds and interest. The city assigns error.