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2 Colo. 711

Hall v. King

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided February 15, 1875

Supreme Court of Colorado · decided 1875-02-15

This is an action of assumpsit. In the declaration the plaintiff alleges that on February 1, 1874, defendant was indebted to Mm in the sum of $3,500 for interest upon, and for the forbearance and use of large sums of money, before then due from the defendant to the plaintiff, for long spaces of time before then elapsed, forborne by plaintiff to the defendant at the request of the latter, and for so much money before that time lent by the plaintiff to the defendant, and for…

Decided 1875-02-15

Stowe, J.

¶1The third and fourth pleas of the defendant present no defense to the action, and the demurrer to the same was properly sustained.

¶2The only issue made in the record is, is the defendant indebted to the plaintiff a sum of money for interest upon and for the forbearance and use of money as alleged in the declaration %

¶3The evidence admitted by the court, we think, was relevant and material, and tended to prove the issue, and was properly received.

¶4This was a trial by the court without the aid of a jury, and the question of the admissibility of evidence, strictly speaking, can seldom be raised, since, whatever the ground of objection, the evidence objected to must of necessity be heard by the judge, in order to determine its character and value.

¶5In such cases, the only effect is upon the sufficiency and weight of the evidence. 1 Greenl. Ev. 65.

¶6The judgment in this case is. authorized by the evidence, and this court will not reverse the judgment of the court below, when, on an inspection of the whole record, we think substantial justice has been done, and no rule of law violated.

¶7Judgment affirmed.

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