Case Name: Hurd v. Atkins
Court: Colorado Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Colorado
Decision Date: 1895-04
Citations: 21 Colo. 259
Docket Number: 
Parties: Hurd v. Atkins.
Judges: 
Reporter: Colorado Reports
Volume: 21
Pages: 259–259

Head Matter:
Hurd v. Atkins.
Jurisdiction op the Supreme Court.
Where the judgment of the court of appeals was one of affirmance of the judgment of the district court dismissing the complaint, and the matter in controversy does not relate to a franchise or freehold, and the construction of a provision of the constitution of this state or of the United States is not involved-, this court is without jurisdiction to review it.
Error to the Court of Appeals.
Mr. W. T. Hughes, for plaintiff in error,
Messrs. Teller, Orahood & Morgan, for defendant in error.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Hurd, as plaintiff below, brought suit against Atkins, who was clerk of the district court of Clear Creek county, to recover from him damages for fees excessively, illegally and corruptly charged and collected. In the district court of Ai'apahoe county trial was had to a jury, and a verdict was returned for defendant, upon which was entered a judgment dismissing the complaint.
To that judgment the plaintiff prosecuted a writ of error from the court of appeals, resulting in the affirmance of the judgment of the district court. The plaintiff is now here with a writ of error to the latter judgment.
The judgment in this case is merely one dismissing the complaint. The matter in controversy relates neither to a franchise nor a freehold, nor is a construction of any provision of the constitution of this state or of the United States involved. This court, therefore, has not jurisdiction to entertain this writ of error, and it is accordingly dismissed.
Writ dismissed.