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6 Colo. 555

Law v. Brinker

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided April 15, 1883

Supreme Court of Colorado · decided 1883-04-15

<p>1. Where a cause is tried to the court, and no exception is taken and allowed to the judgment, this court will not consider the evidence for the purpose of determining its sufficiency to sustain the judgment.</p> <p>2. Where a bill of exceptions does not purport to contain all the testimony, this court is precluded from reviewing the judgment upon the evidence.</p> <p>3. The drawers of a bill of exchange, after unconditional acceptance indorsed thereon, cannot be admitted to plead a want of consideratipn for their acceptance in an action by the payee.</p> <p>4. Under section 24 of the code, an action may be brought upon a bill of exchange in the county where the plaintiff resides.</p>

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Decided 1883-04-15

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Helm, J.

¶1We cannot review the judgment in this case upo.n the evidence. A jury was expressly waived by the parties, and the cause was tried to the court. . No exception was taken or allowed to the judgment, and we are therefore without jurisdiction to consider the testimony except as hereinafter indicated. Session Laws 1879, p. 225, sec. 24; Colorado Springs Co. v. Hopkins, 5 Col. 206. See, also, construction of a similar statute by the supreme court of the territory. Phelps v. Spruance, 1 Col. 414.

¶2The bill of exceptions does not purport to contain all the testimony; and for this reason, also, we are precluded from reviewing the judgment upon the evidence. Gordon v. Darnell, 5 Col. 302; Martin v. Force, 3 Col. 199.

¶3The foregoing rules of practice, however, only prevent our considering the evidence for the purpose of determining its sufficiency to sustain the judgment. We may still pass upon assignments of error resting on exceptions duly reserved at the trial to the admission or rejection of *556testimony, or to other rulings which are subject to review in this court. Patten v. The Coen and Ten Broecke Co. 3 Col. 265; The Colorado Springs Co. v. Hopkins, supra.

¶4The action was brought upon a bill of exchange by appellee against appellant and one Dickey. Appellee was the 'drawer thereof and also the payee therein named; appellant and said Dickey were the drawees, and each indorsed thereon his unconditional acceptance in writing.

¶5By so doing they became severally liable for the payment thereof; they occupy the same position as co-makers of a promissory note. Having voluntarily placed himself in this attitude, appellant could not plead a want of consideration for his acceptance. Anderson v. Anderson, 4 Dana, 352; Grant v. Ellicott, 7 Wend. 227; Nowak v. Excelsior Stone Co. 78 Ill. 307; Towsley v. Sumrall, 2 Peters, 183; Diensey v. Loeb, 22 Ill. 393.

¶6He could not invoke the rules controlling the liability of one who is an accommodation surety for the drawer of a bill of exchange, even if such rules are as claimed by counsel; for, as above stated, appellee was also the payee, and the accommodation was not rendered to him but to Dickey, appellant’s co-acceptor. As between Dickey and appellee, the proofs establish a good and sufficient consideration, to wit, an extension of time for payment of the debt for which the bill of exchange was given. 4 Dana, 352; 7 Wend. 227, supra.

¶7These views as to the law dispose of the exceptions preserved during the trial to the rejection of testimony. We will therefore not discuss them in detail. '

¶8There was no error in overruling the demurrer. The bill of exchange sued on is not expressly made payable at any particular place; and if it were, we think a fair construction of section 24 of the code allowed appellee, who was plaintiff below, to bring suit in the county where ho resided.

¶9The judgment of the court below must be affirmed.

¶10Affirmed.

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