Colorado § 31-10-1305 - Trial and appeals.
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§ 31-10-1305. Trial and appeals.
Immediately after the joining of issue, the district court shall fix a day for the trial to commence, not more than twenty days nor less than ten days after the joining of issue. Such trial shall take precedence over all other business in said court. The testimony may be oral or by depositions taken before any officer authorized to take depositions. Any depositions taken to be used upon the trial of such contest may be taken upon four days' notice thereof. The district judge shall cause the testimony to be taken in full and filed in said cause. The trial of such causes shall be conducted according to the rules and practice of the district court in other cases. Such proceedings may be reviewed and finally adjudicated by the supreme court of this state if application to such court is made by either party and if the supreme court is willing to assume jurisdiction of the case.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1068, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-10-1105 as it existed prior to 1975.
ANNOTATION
Statute creates no limitation on the district court's power to hear a controversy. It does not state that jurisdiction is lacking absent the setting of a trial within its limitations. Mahaffey v. Barnhill, 855 P.2d 847 (Colo. 1993).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-10-1305 ("Trial and appeals.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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