Sargent v. Collins
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from tbe District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, County of Lyon, Hon. Wm. Haydon, presiding. ' . 1st. The Court erred in overruling plaintiff’s demurrer to defendant N. P. Sheldon’s answer. 2d. The Court erred in allowing the deposition of S. W. Collins to be read as evidence on the trial of said cause. 3d.
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Appeal from tbe District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, County of Lyon, Hon. Wm. Haydon, presiding. ' . 1st. The Court erred in overruling plaintiff’s demurrer to defendant N. P. Sheldon’s answer. 2d. The Court erred in allowing the deposition of S. W. Collins to be read as evidence on the trial of said cause. 3d. The Court erred in permitting the defendant Sheldon to testify that he was not a member of the firm of Collins & Co., such evidence tending to vary, contradict and destroy his own written contract in evidence herein. 4th. The Court erred in overruling plaintiff’s motion for…
1Opinion of the Court
'Opinion by
Lewis, J., Beatty, C. J.,
concurring.
The plaintiff brings this action against the defendants Sheldon, S. W. Collins and four others, to recover the sum of fourteen hundred and thirty-eight dollars alleged to be due on a certain promissory note signed “ S. W. Collins & Co.,” and bearing date May 23d, a.d. 1864. It is alleged in the complaint that the defendants were partners, doing business under the firm name and style of S. W. Collins & Co., and that whilst so doing business they executed and delivered to the plaintiff the promissory note sued on. The summons ivas served only on…
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