CO · jury_instructions
CJI-Civ. 30:29
Defense — Novation
A novation is a new (valid) contract that replaces (a previous valid contract) (an
existing obligation with a new obligation) (an original party with a new party). For there to
be a novation, the original (obligation) (party) must be completely replaced.
History
CJI-Civ. (2026), Colorado Supreme Court Committee on Pattern Civil Jury Instructions. Dated 2026-02-25 by the committee page's "Revised 2/25/26".
Provenance
- Source
- www.coloradojudicial.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- civ-2026-02-25
- Content hash
b5eedbfa0d59a61d565ca4281ddd6c7016f3e30b66ea58f3883f8d32e525afff
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