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Nachtrieb v. Stoner

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided February 15, 1872PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Error' to Frótate Court, LaTce County The record of the court below consisted of certified copies of the papers filed in that court, together with some informal minutes of the proceedings of the court.

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Error' to Frótate Court, LaTce County The record of the court below consisted of certified copies of the papers filed in that court, together with some informal minutes of the proceedings of the court. The judgment was in the following form: “ Thereupon, judgment is entered in favor of the plaintiff, William Stoner, and against the defendant, Charles Nachtrieb; that the said plaintiff have and recover of the said defendant the sum of $750, being the damages assessed by the jury in said case, with costs.” At the trial the plaintiff gave in evidence that defendant, on the 10th day of November,…

1Opinion of the CourtWells, J.

The record, which has been certified to us, contains many gross irregularities, and the original appears to have been made up without the slightest knowledge of what matters the record of a court ought or ought not to contain. Nevertheless, sufficient appears to show that the judgment complained of was given at a term of the probate court, convened, constituted and held in accordance with law. The objections urged on the part of the plaintiffs in error in this respect are therefore not well taken.

*427Neither are we disposed to interfere with the judgment in respect of the damages awarded by the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

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  2. Vosburgh v. WelchNew York Supreme Court · 1814
  3. Whitney v. BrunetteWisconsin Supreme Court · 1862
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  5. Adkins v. BrewerNew York Supreme Court · 1824

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