Walker v. Steel

1. There was, in this case, no defect of parties plaintiff. The partnership had, in fact, been dissolved several months when-the suit was brought; and plaintiff, through the settlement between himself and copartner, and his purchase of the partnership property, had become the exclusive owner of the account sued on. He was therefore the only party really interested in collecting the balance due. Hence, under section 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the action was properly brought in his name alone. Bassett v. Inman, 7 Colo. 270. The common law principle that an action for a partnership debt,…