Howe v. People
Colorado Court of Appeals
Appeal from the District Court of Rio Grande County. Action brought against John L. Howe, as. administrator of the estate of Daniel R. Hoover, deceased, and his sureties.
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Appeal from the District Court of Rio Grande County. Action brought against John L. Howe, as. administrator of the estate of Daniel R. Hoover, deceased, and his sureties. The complaint filed is as follows: “ First — On or about the 7th day of June, A. D. 1888, the county court of the county of Rio Grande and state of aforesaid, having full jurisdiction in the matter, appointed one John L. Howe administrator of the estate of Daniel R. Hoover, deceased; that thereupon the said John L. Howe, as principal, and the defendants, Daniel W. Hoover, by the name of D. W. Hoover and August Weiss, made an…
1Opinion of the CourtReed, P. J.
Appellants contend, first, that the court erred in overruling their demurrer to the complaint; second, in disregarding their motion for a nonsuit, and awarding judgment. The latter contention may be the first disposed of. Counsel for appellants elected to stand by the demurrer. Consequently there was no answer nor plea. Having held the complaint sufficient, all that remained was to establish by competent proof the damages to which each of the plaintiffs joined in the suit was entitled, and the aggregate of such findings. The right of defendants’ counsel to participate in subsequent…
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