Elliott v. First National Bank
Colorado Court of Appeals
Error to the District Court of Arapahoe County. One F. M. Agnew was the owner of a sawmill and appliances, and engaged in the manufacture of lumber in El Paso county.
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Error to the District Court of Arapahoe County. One F. M. Agnew was the owner of a sawmill and appliances, and engaged in the manufacture of lumber in El Paso county. In the spring of 1882 he was indebted to plaintiff -in error in a sum exceeding in the aggregate $2,500. One thousand two hundred and twelve dollars was evidenced by two. promissory notes bearing date September 10, 1880, the last of which became due August 10, 1881, which • were /secured by chattel mortgage upon the property in- controversy. And of the balance, $600 was represented by a promissory note bearing date August 10,…
1Opinion of the CourtReed, J.
The examination of this case is attended with much more than usual difficulty. Counsel, regarding this and another: case, by same plaintiff v. Hobbs, infra, as analogous and capable of being disposed of by, the determination of'the same questions, obtained leave to present but one abstract and one brief and argument in both cases, when, in fact, there is hardly anything in common between them, and their solution depends upon the application of widely different principles. This being the case, this compound of concentrated presentation embarrasses the court, it being almost impossible to…
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