In actions upon express contracts against two or more defendants alleged to have been made or executed by such defendants as partners or joint obligors or payors, proof of the joint liability or partnership of the defendants, or their first names or surnames, shall not in the first instance be required to entitle the plaintiff to judgment, unless such proof is rendered necessary by the filing of pleas denying the execution of such writing, verified by affidavit as required by law.
Source: R.S. p. 310, § 6. G.L. § 1083. G.S. § 1313. R.S. 08: § 2506. C.L. § 6554. CSA: C. 63, § 20. CRS 53: § 52-1-19. C.R.S. 1963: § 52-1-19. L. 73: p. 612, § 2.
Cross references: For joint and several obligations, see article 50 of this title; for pleading special matters, see C.R.C.P. 9.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 13 - Courts and Court Procedure
Article 25 - Evidence - General Provisions
§ 13-25-101. Printed Statutes - Reports of Decisions
§ 13-25-102. United States Census Bureau Mortality Table as Evidence
§ 13-25-104. Proof of Handwriting
§ 13-25-105. Certificate of Register - Patent
§ 13-25-106. Judicial Notice of Laws of Other Jurisdictions
§ 13-25-107. Proceedings of Cities and Towns
§ 13-25-108. Evidence of Assessment
§ 13-25-109. Recording of Patents to Land
§ 13-25-110. Patent - Copy of Record
§ 13-25-111. Patents Already Recorded
§ 13-25-113. Lost Deed - Bond - Note - Affidavit
§ 13-25-114. Certificate of Publisher
§ 13-25-115. Certificate of Head Officer
§ 13-25-116. Water Officials' Records
§ 13-25-117. Parties Plaintiff
§ 13-25-119. Dying Declarations
§ 13-25-120. Corporate Resolutions and Minutes
§ 13-25-122. Person Missing, Interned, or Captured
§ 13-25-123. Report Deemed Pursuant to Law
§ 13-25-124. Libel and Slander - How Pleaded
§ 13-25-125. Justification - Pleaded and Proved
§ 13-25-125.5. Libel and Slander - Self-Publication
§ 13-25-126. Genetic Tests to Determine Parentage
§ 13-25-126.5. Documents Arising From Environmental Self-Evaluation - Admissibility in Evidence
§ 13-25-127. Civil Actions - Degree of Proof Required
§ 13-25-128. Rules of Evidence - Grant of Authority Subject to Reservation
§ 13-25-129. Statements of a Child - Hearsay Exception
§ 13-25-130. Criminal Actions - Use of Photographs, Video Tapes, or Films of Property
§ 13-25-131. Civil Actions - Sexual Assault - Certain Evidence Presumed Irrelevant
§ 13-25-132. Criminal Actions - Video Tape Depositions - Use at Trial
§ 13-25-134. Electronic Records and Signatures - Admissibility in Evidence - Originals
§ 13-25-135. Evidence of Admissions - Civil Proceedings - Unanticipated Outcomes - Medical Care
§ 13-25-136. Criminal Actions - Prenatal Drug and Alcohol Screening - Admissibility of Evidence
§ 13-25-137. Admissibility of Commercial Packaging
§ 13-25-139. Criminal Action - Interference With Witness - Forfeiture by Wrongdoing