Hill v. Fruita Mercantile Co.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from the County Court of Mesa County. Hon. Walter S. Sullivan, Judge. Action by Tbe Fruita Mercantile Company against W. J. Hill. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Goddard
1. Counsel for appellant contends that the court erred in denying his motion to strike the affidavit and bond in attachment from the files, for the reason that after the affidavit was sworn to and before the hearing on the motion, it had been altered. The alteration consisted in this: The affidavit, as originally drawn, contained the statement that the appellant was indebted to the appellee in a sum of money “not exceeding 200 dollars,” and that it now reads, “20 hundred”; in other words, that one of the ciphers has been erased.
This contention is without merit, for several reasons: (1) There…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Metz v. AlbrechtIllinois Supreme Court · 1869
- Hughes v. BrewerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1884
- Elder v. HoodIllinois Supreme Court · 1865
- Barndollar v. PattonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1879
- Dwyer v. DuquidIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
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