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45 Colo. 302

Independent-Peerless Pattern Co. v. Johnson

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided January 15, 1909

Supreme Court of Colorado · decided 1909-01-15

<p>1. Appeals—Where An Appeal Lies—No appeal lies from a judgment of discontinuance upon demurrer to the complaint, in a cause not relating to a franchise or freehold.—(303)</p> <p>2. Docketing as Writ of Error—The court will not order an appeal to be docketed as a writ of error, where the action is upon a contract already expired by its own limitations.—(303)</p>

Decided 1909-01-15

Per Curiam,

¶1Department No. 2:

¶2A demurrer upon the ground “that the complaint does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action, ’ ’ was sustained by the district court, and judgment dismissing the complaint was duly entered. From the judgment, the plaintiff appealed to this court. This court has no jurisdiction to entertain the cause upon appeal. The judgment does not relate to a franchise or freehold, and no money judgment was rendered. The appeal must therefore be dismissed.

¶3The parties had entered into a contract by the terms of which the defendant had agreed to not sell certain goods, during a certain length of time. It appears that the period named in the contract has expired, and the defendant is no longer engaged in business. The case not being a live one, we decline to order the clerk to enter it as pending on error.

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