Barber v. Rathvon

In August of 1892, the defendant with two partners, all of Denver, Colorado, constituting the firm of *482Taylor and Rathvon, were insolvent and endeavoring to make a settlement with their creditors. They owed $3,593.-71 to a Boston partnership of which the plaintiff was a member. The plaintiff was visiting the defendant at Denver, and as a result of a conference held on August 9, 1892, at the defendant’s' house with the partners in Taylor and Rathvon, the plaintiff’s firm received seven notes (six for $500 each and one for $593.71), signed by the three partners, bearing interest at eight per…