Finding v. Hartman
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from, District Court of Summit County. Dolman, Staley & Blackman, as lessees, were engaged in extracting and shipping ore from the Cincinnati mine, near Breckenridge. For the purpose of obtaining provisions and materials from time to time as needed to carry on said business, Dolman, in their behalf, entered into a written contract with J. H. Hartman, acting for the firm of J. H. Hartman & Bro., merchants in the town of Breckenridge.
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Appeal from, District Court of Summit County. Dolman, Staley & Blackman, as lessees, were engaged in extracting and shipping ore from the Cincinnati mine, near Breckenridge. For the purpose of obtaining provisions and materials from time to time as needed to carry on said business, Dolman, in their behalf, entered into a written contract with J. H. Hartman, acting for the firm of J. H. Hartman & Bro., merchants in the town of Breckenridge. The terms of this contract sufficiently appear in the opinion. Dolman et at. became indebted to Hartman & Bro. in the sum of $441, and in pursuance of said…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Helm
Finding was not a creditor of Dolman, Staley & Black-man, nor was he a creditor of Dolman alone. His claim was against Hudson & Dolman, a partnership that had previously ceased to exist. It is extremely doubtful, therefore, if he could in any event maintain his attachment upon the ore in question. Certain it is that he was not entitled to hold the interest therein of Staley and Blackman. The mere fact that their names do not appear in the so-called “bill of sale” to Hartman & Bro. does not conclude their rights in the premises. But we prefer to rest the present decision upon other grounds.
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- Sweeney v. CoeSupreme Court of Colorado · 1889
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