Colorado § 37-41-154 - Answer - pleading.
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§ 37-41-154. Answer - pleading.
Any person interested in said district, or in the issue or sale of said bonds, or in the making of a contract with the United States may move to dismiss or answer said petition. The provisions of the Colorado rules of civil procedure respecting the motion to dismiss and answer to a complaint shall be applicable to a motion to dismiss and answer to said petition. The person so moving to dismiss and answering said petition shall be the defendant to the special proceeding, and the board of directors shall be the plaintiff. Every material statement of the petition not specifically controverted by the answer, for the purpose of said special proceeding, shall be taken as true, and each person failing to answer the petition shall be deemed to admit as true all the material statements of the petition. The rules of pleading and practice relating to appeals as provided by law and the Colorado appellate rules, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this article, are applicable to the special proceedings provided for in this section.
Source: L. 05: p. 273, § 53. R.S. 08: § 3492. C.L. § 2053. CSA: C. 90, § 430. CRS 53: § 149-1-54. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-1-54.
ANNOTATION
Applied in Ahern v. Bd. of Dirs., 39 Colo. 409, 89 P. 963 (1907).
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What does Colorado Revised Statutes § 37-41-154 cover?
Section 37-41-154 ("Answer - pleading.") 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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