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Commercial Co. v. Higbee

Supreme Court of Colorado. In Department
Jan 19, 1931
295 P. 792 (Colo. 1931)

Opinion

No. 12,412.

Decided January 19, 1931.

On motion to dismiss writ of error.

Writ Dismissed.

1. APPEAL AND ERROR — Final Judgment. Entry of final judgment by the trial court is requisite to the right to prosecute error.

Error to the District Court of the City and County of Denver, Hon. Frank McDonough, Sr., Judge.

Mr. LOUIS A. HELLERSTEIN, for plaintiff in error.

Mr. CARL CLINE, Mr. BRYAN L. WHITEHEAD, for defendant in error.


IN an action brought by the defendant in error against another, an automobile was attached as the property of the defendant below, who is not a party here. The plaintiff in error, claiming ownership of the attached property, filed a petition of intervention. To this petition the defendant in error, plaintiff below, interposed a demurrer which was sustained. The intervener elected to stand on its demurrer and brings error. Other than sustaining the demurrer and fixing a time for tendering a bill of exceptions no orders were made, and no final judgment entered. Entry of final judgment is requisite to the right to predicate and prosecute error. Section 425, Code, '21; Martin v. Way, 86 Colo. 232, 280 Pac. 488.

The writ is dismissed, but without prejudice to further appropriate proceedings in the court below.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE ADAMS, MR. JUSTICE CAMPBELL and MR. JUSTICE ALTER concur.


Summaries of

Commercial Co. v. Higbee

Supreme Court of Colorado. In Department
Jan 19, 1931
295 P. 792 (Colo. 1931)
Case details for

Commercial Co. v. Higbee

Case Details

Full title:COMMERCIAL CREDIT COMPANY v. HIGBEE

Court:Supreme Court of Colorado. In Department

Date published: Jan 19, 1931

Citations

295 P. 792 (Colo. 1931)
295 P. 792

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