Rocky Mountain Nat. Bank v. McCaskill
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from District Cou/rt of Arapahoe County. This was a suit in equity, brought by appellees against appellants, to set aside, declare void and cancel two promissory notes and a trust-deed upon certain lands in the state of Kansas, executed by appellees to secure the payment of the notes. For many years prior to the summer of 1885 one "William M. Boworth was a merchant doing an extensive business in Central City in this state.
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Appeal from District Cou/rt of Arapahoe County. This was a suit in equity, brought by appellees against appellants, to set aside, declare void and cancel two promissory notes and a trust-deed upon certain lands in the state of Kansas, executed by appellees to secure the payment of the notes. For many years prior to the summer of 1885 one "William M. Boworth was a merchant doing an extensive business in Central City in this state. About the year 1870, Boworth and appellee John McOaskill formed a partnership for the purpose of breeding, raising and dealing in cattle. By the terms of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Reed, O.
The established practice of this court precludes the review of questions determined in the lower court, un*413less exceptions were saved to the judgment, and error duly assigned. The only question submitted by the ■ single assignment in this case for the determination of the court is the one of the validity of the notes as partnership paper at the time of their execution and delivery. The dissolution of the partnership before the making of the notes seems to have been unquestioned. Whether the officers of either bank knew of the dissolution of the partnership is left in doubt. It is not…
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