Category: Colorado Court Opinions

James A. Stratman, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Norbert A. Dietrich, Daniel P. Gallagher, Jr., and Myles Arber, Defendants-Appellants. No. 86CA0707Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided June 9, 1988. Rehearing Denied July 14, 1988. Certiorari Denied December 19, 1988 (88SC390). Page 604 Appeal from the District Court of Gunnison County Honorable Thomas A. Goldsmith, Judge Klingsmith Associates, P. C., […]

Environmental Defense Fund, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Colorado Department of Health, Division of Administration of the Colorado Department of Health, Colorado Air Quality Control Commission, and Colorado Air Pollution Control Division, Defendants-Appellants, and The Committee on Oil Shale of The Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association, Intervenor-Defendant-Appellant. No. 85CA0149Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided November 6, 1986. […]

Lucy S. Dikeou, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John P. Dikeou, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94CA1043Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided September 14, 1995 Petition for Rehearing DENIED October 12, 1995 Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED May 20, 1996 Appeal from the District Court of the City and County of Denver Honorable Warren O. Martin, Judge No. 93CV3769. Page 602 […]

The People of the State of Colorado in the Interest of B.J.D., Adjudged to be a Dependent and Neglected Child, and El Paso County Department of Social Services, and concerning B.D., and K.D. No. 79CA0770Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided February 26, 1981. Page 728 Appeal from the District Court of El Paso County, Honorable John […]

Patrick S. Murphy, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ed Pakenham, Administrative Assistant, Bent County Correctional Facility, and Richard Mills, Associate Warden, Bent County Correctional Facility, Defendants-Appellees. No. 95CA0327Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided July 25, 1996 Appeal from the District Court of Bent County, Honorable M. Jon Kolomitz, Judge, No. 95CV3. JUDGMENT REVERSED AND CAUSE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS Patrick […]

RENCO ASSOCIATES, a California general partnership; and Renco Properties VIII, a California general partnership, d/b/a Southbridge Plaza TIC, tenants in common, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. D’LANCE, INC., a Colorado corporation, d/b/a D’Lance Golf; and Daniel Sueltz, a/k/a Dan Sueltz, Defendants-Appellees. No. 08CA1572.Colorado Court of Appeals. June 11, 2009. Appeal from the District Court, Arapahoe County, Carlos A. […]

(361 P.2d 437) ROSE OAKLEY, PROPONENT, ETC. v. ASTOR L. ROTENBERRY, CAVEATOR. No. 19,305.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided May 1, 1961. Will contest. Judgment for caveator. Affirmed. 1. WILLS AND ESTATES — Will — Revocation — Subsequent Marriage — Evidence. In will contest where caveator claimed subsequent common law marriage revoked prior will and evidence […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Nancy Lee Rollins, Defendant-Appellant. No. 87CA1921Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided February 2, 1989. Appeal from the District Court of Arapahoe County Honorable Jack F. Smith, Judge. Duane Woodard, Attorney General, Charles B. Howe, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Richard H. Forman, Solicitor General, John Milton Hutchins, Assistant […]

(543 P.2d 715) Harry Mosgrove, Alan Coloroso, Rex J. Peiton, Silbie West, and Peter Rasmussen v. Town of Federal Heights, a municipal corporation No. 26808Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided December 8, 1975. Appeal by plaintiffs from a trial court ruling upholding the constitutionality of town ordinance requiring the construction of two types of fencing for […]

In Re Marriage of Billy H. Jones and Gertrude L. Jones No. 79SC319Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided April 13, 1981. Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals Page 249 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Page 250 Jerry L. Valentine, for […]

(359 P.2d 1029) FRANK O’BRIEN, PROPONENT, ETC., ESTATE OF MAY A. PAIGE, DECEASED v. LEE WALLACE ADMINISTRATOR, ETC. No. 19,033.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided January 16, 1961. Rehearing denied March 20, 1961. From a judgment denying probate of an alleged last will, the proponent brings error. Reversed. 1. WILLS — Execution — Evidence — Presumption […]

(526 P.2d 1318) Gladys Beatrice McLeod, individually as mother and next friend of Gregory J. McLeod, Roger Bruce McLeod and Bruce Cameron McLeod, Robert W. McLeod and Shelley A. McLeod v. Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company of Philadelphia and Beverly A. McLeod No. C-438Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided September 30, 1974. Rehearing denied October 21, […]

W. H. Woolley Co., a general partnership, William J. Woolley, Dan A. Woolley, William H. Woolley, and Marian H. Woolley, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Bear Creek Manors, a limited partnership, George A. Brown, and Charles R. Scheeler, Defendants-Appellants. No. 84CA0805Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided December 18, 1986. Rehearing Denied January 15, 1987. Certiorari Denied Bear Creek Manors […]

DENVER POST CORP., a Colorado corporation, d/b/a The Denver Post; and Karen Crummy, Plaintiffs-Appellant, v. Bill RITTER, Governor of the State of Colorado, Defendant-Appellee. No. 08CA2659.Colorado Court of Appeals. December 24, 2009. Appeal from the City and County of Denver District Court, Morris B. Hoffman, J. Page 1239 Levine Sullivan Koch Schulz, L.L.P., Thomas B. […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kevin Jerome Moore, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93CA0003Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided August 25, 1994 Petition for Rehearing DENIED October 20, 1994. Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED September 25, 1995. Appeal from the District Court of El Paso County Honorable Gilbert A. Martinez No. 91CR2587 and Appeal […]

Lundvall Brothers, Inc., a Colorado corporation, d/b/a Lundvall Oil and Gas, Inc., Bellwether Exploration Company, Hertzke Brothers, a partnership, Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Conquest Oil Company, and Langford Resources, a Colorado general partnership, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Gayle Voss, City Clerk of the City of Greeley, a municipal corporation, Vitus Einsphar, Fire Chief, City of […]

(271 P.2d 1051) BOHN v. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OF DENVER. No. 17,293.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided June 21, 1954. Rehearing denied July 12, 1954. A proceeding involving the application of plaintiff for a permit to construct an addition to his existing motel on lands owned by him. Permit refused. Reversed. 1. APPEAL AND ERROR — […]

Resolution Trust Corporation, a corporate instrumentality of the United States of America, Plaintiff, v. Richard D. Heiserman, individually and as a general and limited partner in Heiserman Family Partners, Ltd., and as a grantor, trustee and beneficiary of Heiserman Family Trust; Walter C. Kane, Guy E. Boyer, David G. Marberry, John C. Root, Charles R. […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Raymond Chavez, Defendant-Appellant. No. 87CA1288Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided January 25, 1990. Rehearing Denied February 22, 1990. Certiorari Denied May 21, 1990 (90SC155). Appeal from the District Court of Boulder County Honorable Morris Sandstead, Judge Duane Woodard, Attorney General, Charles B. Howe, Chief Deputy Attorney General, […]

(579 P.2d 1158) Belle Bonfils Memorial Blood Bank v. Muriel Hansen and Carl Hansen No. C-1392Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided June 12, 1978. Action by patient against blood bank claiming she had contracted serum hepatitis as a result of a blood transfusion and that the blood bank was liable by reason of strict liability and […]

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Complainant, v. DENNIS G. BONNER, Attorney-Respondent. No. 96SA347Supreme Court of Colorado. November 25, 1996 Original Proceeding in Discipline. PUBLIC CENSURE Linda Donnelly, Disciplinary Counsel James S. Sudler, Assistant Disciplinary Counsel Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Complainant. Jay P.K. Kenney Denver, Colorado, Attorney for Respondent. EN BANC JUSTICE KOURLIS does […]

(242 P.2d 249) JOHNSON ET AL. v. DAVIDSON ET AL. No. 16,626.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 3, 1952. An action to compel specific performance of an alleged contract for the sale and purchase of real property. Judgment of dismissal. PER CURIAM. Judgment affirmed in department without written opinion, Mr. Chief Justice Jackson, Mr. Justice […]

(350 P.2d 825) G. T. RUMMEL, ET AL. v. WILLIAM E. MUSGRAVE, ASSESSOR, ET AL. No. 19,021.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 28, 1960. Rehearing denied April 18, 1960. Action to recover taxes paid under protest assessed on leasehold interest in lands owned by the United States. Judgment for defendants. Affirmed. 1. TAXATION — Leasehold […]

(543 P.2d 108) Paul F. Greene and Sheryl L. Greene v. Green Acres Construction Co., a Colorado corporation No. 74-427Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided September 23, 1975. Rehearing granted on original opinion announced June 17, 1975, withdrawn September 23, 1975. Petition for rehearing denied October 23, 1975. Certioraris denied both Greene and Green Acres Construction […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Luis A. Luna, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91CA1513Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided March 11, 1993. Rehearing Denied April 15, 1993. Appeal from the District Court of the City and County of Denver Honorable Robert P. Fullerton, Judge Page 1327 Gale A. Norton, Attorney General, Raymond T. Slaughter, Chief […]

David Clark, Plaintiff-Appellee v. David Scena and Paula Scena, Defendants-Appellants. No. 02CA0535.Colorado Court of Appeals. December 4, 2003. Jefferson County District Court No. 01CV1298 Honorable Ruthanne N. Polidori, Judge. Defendants, David and Paula Scena, appeal from the judgment of the trial court granting specific performance in favor of plaintiff, David Clark. We affirm. JUDGMENT AFFIRMED. […]

(607 P.2d 1026) The People of the State of Colorado v. James Lee Hunter No. 77-094Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided December 13, 1979. Opinion modified and as modified petition for rehearing denied January 4, 1980. Certiorari denied March 10, 1980. Convicted of aggravated robbery and conspiracy, defendant appealed. Affirmed 1. CRIMINAL LAW — Improper Communications […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael R. McCormick, Defendant-Appellant. No. 87CA0081 No. 87CA1566Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided April 7, 1994. Rehearing Denied May 19, 1994. Certiorari Denied October 11, 1994. Appeal from the District Court of Jefferson County, Honorable Ruthanne Polidori, Judge, Honorable Winston W. Wolvington, Judge, Nos. 85CR0643 and 86CR0737 […]

Board of County Commissioners of Park County, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Water Quality Control Commission of the State of Colorado, Defendant-Appellant, and City and County of Denver, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellant. No. 90CA0077Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided March 14, 1991. Rehearing Denied August 8, 1991. Certiorari Denied December 3, 1991 (91SC536). Appeal from the District Court of Park County Honorable […]

Keller Cattle Co., a Kansas corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Stephen R. Allison, a/k/a S.R. Allison, Defendant-Appellee. No. 00CA1118Colorado Court of Appeals. August 1, 2002 Page 258 Yuma County District Court No. 99CV24; Honorable James R. Leh, Judge. JUDGMENT AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS. Page 259 Phillip D. Barber, P.C., Phillip […]

(357 P.2d 642) PHOENIX ASSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK, ET AL. v. THE OCEAN ACCIDENT AND GUARANTEE CORPORATION, LIMITED, ET AL. No. 18,820.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided December 19, 1960. Declaratory judgment action to determine liability of insurance carriers arising out of automobile collision. Judgment for plaintiffs. Affirmed. 1. INSURANCE — Automobile Insurance — Insured […]

(572 P.2d 476) At Home Magazine, Philip Seldon, d/b/a At Home Magazine, Philip Seldon, d/b/a Seldon Publishing v. District Court in and for the Twentieth Judicial District, State of Colorado and the Honorable William D. Neighbors, one of the judges thereof No. 27796Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided December 12, 1977. Rehearing denied January 3, 1978. […]

Richard D. ROBBINS, Petitioner, v. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Respondent. No. 03SC563.Supreme Court of Colorado. En Banc. February 22, 2005. Appeal from the District Court, Denver County, Herbert L. Stern III, J. Page 385 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE […]

Carrara Place, Ltd.; Marin Partners, Ltd.; M-B Orchard Falls, Ltd.; Tuscany Associates; Triad Associates and Plaza Colorado, Ltd.; Orchard Associates III L.P.; First Interstate Bank of Denver, N.A.; Allstate Insurance Co.; Park Place Associates, Ltd.; Kroh Brothers Development Company; State of California P.E.R.S.; (Great-West Life Assurance Company), The Great-West Life Assurance Company; Jay C. Roulier […]

(314 P.2d 276) EDGAR F. BRIGHTON, AS COLUMBIAN CIGAR STORE v. JULIUS DEGREGORIO, AS COLUMBIAN HOTEL AND MILNER HOTELS INC. No. 18,033.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided August 5, 1957. Rehearing denied September 3, 1957. Action for damages resulting from overflow of toilet tank and flooding of store. From a judgment dismissing his first cause of […]

(602 P.2d 850) Sarah Overturf, formerly Sarah Abila v. The District Court of the 20th Judicial District and The Honorable Horace B. Holmes, District Court Judge No. 79SA423Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided November 13, 1979. Original proceeding in which mother requested a writ of mandamus ordering trial court to decide a question of termination of […]

The People of the State of Colorado v. Roy Elmer Myrick No. 79SA400Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided November 16, 1981. Rehearing denied December 7, 1981. Appeal from the District Court of Arapahoe County, Honorable William B. Naugle and Edward C. Day, Judges. Page 35 J. D. MacFarlane, Attorney General, Richard F. Hennessey, Deputy, Mary J. […]

TOWN OF FRISCO, COLORADO, a home-rule municipality, Petitioner v. HARRY BAUM, Respondent. No. 03SC181.Supreme Court of Colorado. May 24, 2004. Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals, Court of Appeals Case No. 02CA1164. JUDGMENT REVERSED AND REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS No. 03SC181 Town of Frisco v. Baum: Municipal court jurisdiction —Constitutional authorization This appeal stems from […]

179 P.2d 232 ROPER v. THE PEOPLE. No. 15,794.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided June 2, 1947. Rehearing denied June 23, 1947. Plaintiff in error was convicted of manslaughter. Affirmed. 1. CRIMINAL LAW — Evidence — Confessions. The fact that accused in a criminal case was more or less intoxicated when he confessed does not render […]

193 P.2d 290 IN RE ESTATE OF HOLLAND. THOMPSON ET AL. v. THOMPSON. No. 15,819.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided May 3, 1948. This is a will contest case. The trial court entered judgment that the instrument in question be admitted to probate as the last will and testament of Hattie Holland, deceased. PER CURIAM. The […]

(561 P.2d 1263) The People of the State of Colorado v. L. C. Alexander, Henry R. Alexander and Albert Boyd No. 26922Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 28, 1977. Appeal by the People mandated by section 16-12-102, C.R.S. 1973 of the district court’s judgment declaring section 12-47-128, C.R.S. 1973 of the Liquor Code unconstitutional. Affirmed […]

75 P.2d 149 HOLLY SUGAR CORPORATION v. WILSON. No. 14,165.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided December 20, 1937. Rehearing denied January 17, 1938. Action against a corporation to recover the value of shares of its preferred stock owned by plaintiff — converted by the corporation — and dividends thereon. Judgment for plaintiff. Affirmed. 1. CORPORATIONS — […]

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Complainant, v. JOSEPH E. MOHAR, Attorney-Respondent. No. 97SA38Supreme Court of Colorado. March 31, 1997 Original Proceeding in Discipline PUBLIC CENSURE Linda Donnelly, Disciplinary Counsel, Denver, Colorado, Attorney for Complainant Joseph E. Mohar, Pro Se, Thornton, Colorado EN BANC PER CURIAM [1] A hearing panel of the supreme court […]

(278 P.2d 178) WILL v. THE PEOPLE. No. 17,518.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided December 27, 1954. Plaintiff in error was found guilty of driving an automobile on the public highways of the State of Colorado while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. Writ of Error Dismissed. 1. CRIMINAL LAW — Practice and Procedure. “Our [Colorado] […]

Theresa Byrd, Petitioner, v. Industrial Commission of Colorado; Charles McGrath, Director, Division of Labor, Department of Labor Employment, State of Colorado; Dover Elevator Company, and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Respondents. No. 82CA0150Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided October 14, 1982. Rehearing denied October 28, 1982. Certiorari denied January 24, 1983. Page 275 Review of Order from […]

Anthony Griego, Petitioner v. The People of the State of Colorado, Respondent. No. 99SC228Supreme Court of Colorado. February 20, 2001 Opinion Modified and, as Modified, Petitions for Rehearing DENIED. EN BANC. March 12, 2001. Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals Court of Appeals, No. 97CA1351. JUDGMENT AFFIRMED Page 2 No. 99SC228 Griego v. People: […]

(476 P.2d 751) People of the State of Colorado v. Leonard Teague and James Hoskins. No. 24940.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided November 16, 1970. From an order denying suppression of evidence seized at the time of their arrest, defendants brought an interlocutory appeal. Ruling Affirmed. 1. ARREST — Search — Truck — Failure to Stop […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry Brunner, Defendant-Appellant. No. 88CA0569Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided April 26, 1990. Rehearing Denied June 14, 1990. Certiorari Denied October 15, 1990 (90SC438). Appeal from the District Court of Weld County Honorable William L. West, Judge Page 789 Duane Woodard, Attorney General, Charles B. Howe, Chief […]

(322 P.2d 1049) RICHARD G. LYTTLE, ET AL. v. STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND, ET AL. No. 18,373.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 17, 1958. From a judgment vacating an award of the Industrial Commission in favor of the claimant, the claimant and the Commission bring error. Reversed and Remanded With Directions. 1. WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION — […]

Loren J. Thompson, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12; Charles Mobley, Carol Kliner, Al Kemper, John Cassiani, and Patrick Maggio, individually and as school board members, Defendants-Appellees. No. 91CA1014Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided July 2, 1992. Rehearing Denied August 6, 1992. Certiorari Granted February 1, 1993 (92SC573). Certiorari Granted on the following issues: […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Complainant, v. Eugene F. Costello, Attorney-Respondent. No. 89SA373Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided October 16, 1989. Original Proceeding in Discipline Linda Donnelly, Disciplinary Counsel, George S. Meyer, Deputy Disciplinary Counsel, for Complainant. Haddon, Morgan Foreman, P.C., Harold A. Haddon, for Attorney-Respondent. EN BANC JUSTICE VOLLACK delivered the Opinion of […]

(616 P.2d 180) The First National Bank of Colorado Springs, as personal representative of the Estate of Luther T. McCauley, a/k/a L. T. McCauley, Deceased v. Lea H. Long No. 79CA1088Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided May 22, 1980. Rehearing denied June 19, 1980. Certiorari denied August 25, 1980. Personal representative of decedent’s estate appealed declaratory […]

Martin Excavating, Inc., a Colorado corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tyrollean Terrace Water and Sanitation District, a Quasi-Municipal Corporation, John Doe 1 through 9, individually, being the members of the Board of Directors of the Tyrollean Terrace Water and Sanitation District, whose true names are unknown, and Gail Hammond, individually, Defendants-Appellants. No. 81CA0249Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided […]

Hewlett-Packard Company, a California corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. State of Colorado, Department of Revenue, and Alan Charnes, as Executive Director, Defendants-Appellants. No. 85SA340Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided January 11, 1988. Rehearing Denied February 8, 1988. Appeal from District Court, City and County of Denver Honorable John Brooks, Jr., District Judge Monte Pascoe, John H. Evans, David […]

IN RE GARY L. SMITH, ALSO KNOWN AS GARY L. SMITH, D.D.S., P.C., DOING BUSINESS AS AURORA FAMILY DENTAL CENTER AND FORMERLY DOING BUSINESS AS CHAMBERS PROFESSIONAL CENTER, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS OFFICER, DIRECTOR AND SHAREHOLDER OF GARY L. SMITH, D.D.S., P.C., D/B/A AURORA FAMILY DENTAL CENTER AND F/D/B/A CHAMBERS PROFESSIONAL CENTER, DEBTOR, GARY L. SMITH, […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donald Keith Isham, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94CA1388Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided November 24, 1995 Petition for Rehearing DENIED January 4, 1996 Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED September 3, 1996 Appeal from the District Court of Larimer County Honorable John-David Sullivan, Judge No. 88CR923 ORDER AFFIRMED Page […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eugene D. Angel, Defendant-Appellant. No. 83CA1196Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided April 4, 1985. Appeal from the District Court of the City and County of Denver Honorable John F. Sanchez, Judge Page 150 Duane Woodard, Attorney General, Charles B. Howe, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Richard H. Forman, […]

18 P.2d 323 BORDNER v. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BACA COUNTY. No. 12,817.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided December 27, 1932. Action to recover protested tax payment made on alleged excessive property assessment. Judgment of dismissal. Affirmed. 1. TAXES AND TAXATION — Property — Equity in School Lands. An equity in school lands is a […]

(514 P.2d 327) The People of the State of Colorado v. Charles E. Marion No. 25499Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided September 24, 1973. Defendant was convicted of assault with intent to commit rape and appealed. Affirmed 1. CRIMINAL LAW — In-Court Identification — Determination — Independent Basis — Foundation — Admission. Trial judge’s determination at […]

Valorie Briggs, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company, a Wisconsin corporation, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91CA0126Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided April 9, 1992. Appeal from the District Court of Mesa County Honorable William Ela, Judge. Page 860 Breit, Best, Richman Bosch, P.C., Bradley A. Levin, Peggy A. Walker; Foster, Larson, Laiche Griff, Timothy E. Foster, for […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lloyd Louis Valdez, Defendant-Appellant. No. 88SA449Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided April 2, 1990. Rehearing Denied April 23, 1990. Appeal from District Court Jefferson County Honorable James D. Zimmerman, Judge Duane Woodard, Attorney General, Charles B. Howe, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Richard H. Forman, Solicitor General, John […]

59 P.2d 470 BUKOWICH ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY ET AL. No. 13,843.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided June 29, 1936. Proceeding under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. Judgment of dismissal as to one of the alleged employers and its insurance carrier. Affirmed. 1. WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION — Employer and Employee. In a workmen’s compensation case, if […]

In the Matter of the Petition of: E.R.S., Petitioner, For the Adoption of a Minor Child, B.N.A.A., v. O.D.A., Respondent. No. 88SC214Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided September 18, 1989. Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals. Page 845 Richard V. Lohman, Catherine Woelk-Rudisill, Susemihl, Lohman, Kent, Carlson McDermott, P.C., for Petitioner. John H. O’Dowd, Jr., […]

Mary Huddleston, in her official capacity as State Property Tax Administrator, Petitioner/Cross-Respondent, v. Grand County Board of Equalization and Nancy Anders, in her official capacity as Grand County Assessor, Respondents/Cross-Petitioners, and Amax, Inc., a New York corporation; and Climax Molybdenum Company, a Delaware corporation, Respondents. No. 94SC668Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 11, 1996 Rehearing […]

City of Sterling, Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. Sterling Irrigation Company, Kathy Seetch, Ken Gareis, Tom Giacomini, Gene Manuello, Dale Anderson, Eugene Rizzolo, and Robert L. Pennington, Defendants-Appellees and Cross-Appellants. Nos. 00CA1828 01CA0492Colorado Court of Appeals. January 3, 2002 Logan County District Court No. 99CV43, Honorable Douglas R. Vannoy, Judge ORDER REVERSED AND CASE REMANDED […]

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Roberto VALENZUELA, Defendant-Appellee. No. 02CA2043.Colorado Court of Appeals. Division III. July 29, 2004. Appeal from the District Court of the City and County of Denver No. 00CR4295, Morris B. Hoffman, J. Page 952 A. William Ritter, Jr., District Attorney, Evan W. Jones, Assistant District Attorney, Denver, […]

(545 P.2d 1360) American Coleman Company and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. John Korczak John Korczak v. Division of Labor, Industrial Commission of the State of Colorado, American Coleman Company, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company No. C-708 No. C-746Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided February 23, 1976. Rehearing denied March 8, 1976. Industrial Commission denied workmen’s compensation […]

(400 P.2d 923) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO v. DAVID GLADSTONE STARK AND LARRY GUY PEACOCK. No. 21394.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided April 12, 1965. Action challenging the constitutionality of statute prohibiting the possession, use, and sale of the narcotic drug “cannabis” frequently referred to as marijuana. Trial court held Act unconstitutional in […]

183 P.2d 549 COLORADO SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO. v. BARTH. No. 15,660.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided July 7, 1947. An action for damages for personal injuries resulting from a railway train-truck collision. Judgment for plaintiff. Reversed. 1. TRIAL — Issues of Fact — Appeal and Error. A trial court should not submit to a jury the […]

171 P.2d 769 ROGERS v. BEST, WARDEN. No. 15,770.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided July 29, 1946. On petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Petition denied and Action Dismissed. 1. PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — Habeas Corpus. Under the Colorado rules of civil procedure, special forms peculiar to habeas corpus have been abolished, and relief in […]

Don William Nutting and Lila Rose Nutting, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Northern Energy, Inc., Defendant-Appellee. No. 93CA0391Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided April 7, 1994 Appeal from the District Court of Boulder County, Honorable Richard C. McLean, Judge, Nos. 91CV1096 and 91CV1774 JUDGMENT AFFIRMED Bradley A. Stephenson, P.C., Bradley A. Stephenson, Boulder, Colorado; Lawrence Page 483 S. Mertes, […]

(573 P.2d 936) In the Matter of the Estate of Harold R. McKeen, deceased, Norman Dart Johnson, Administrator v. Alexander Grant and Company No. 76-729Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided September 22, 1977. Rehearing denied November 3, 1977. In estate proceeding, successor administrator challenged payment of certain accountant’s fees incurred during earlier administration of the estate […]

(368 P.2d 964) SAM MARKOFF, D/B/A SAM MARKOFF LANDSCAPING, v. LeROY BARENBERG, ET AL. No. 19,875.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided February 19, 1962. Action to foreclose mechanic’s lien where owners of property had made an assignment for the benefit of creditors. From a judgment of dismissal for failure to file a claim in assignment proceedings, […]

134 P.2d 1056 CARMEAN v. THE PEOPLE. No. 15,275.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided February 23, 1943. Plaintiff in error was adjudged to be a delinquent child and committed to the State Industrial School for girls. Reversed. On Application for Supersedeas. 1. CHILDREN — Delinquency — Insufficiency of Evidence. On review of the judgment of a […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Glen Edward Jones, Defendant-Appellant. No. 90CA0941Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided September 24, 1992. Rehearing Denied October 22, 1992. Appeal from the District Court of Rio Blanco County Honorable J.E. DeVilbiss, Judge Gale A. Norton, Attorney General, Raymond T. Slaughter, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Timothy M. Tymkovich, […]

(368 P.2d 965) ANNA BREYMAIER v. GLADYS DAVIDSON. No. 19,832.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided February 5, 1962. Rehearing denied March 5, 1962. From judgment entered in action to determine distribution of assets of estate under will and contract in settlement of contest, the petitioner brings error. Reversed. 1. WILLS AND ESTATES — Legacies — Abatement […]

Bear Creek Development Corporation, a Colorado corporation, Petitioner-Appellee, v. The Genesee Foundation, a Colorado non-profit corporation, Respondent-Appellant. No. 93CA1873Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided May 30, 1996 Appeal from the District Court of Jefferson County, Honorable Michael C. Villano, Judge, No. 91CV3285. DECREE AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, AND CAUSE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS Page 949 […]

23 P.2d 116 MAITLAND v. THE PEOPLE. No. 13,266.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided June 5, 1933. Plaintiff in error was convicted of killing game within the limits of a game refuge. Affirmed. 1. GAME AND FISH — Game Refuge — Constitutional Law. Amended chapter 99, S. L. ’19, forbidding the killing of game within the […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Devon Stewart, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91CA1370Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided September 24, 1992. Rehearing Denied October 22, 1992. Certiorari Denied March 22, 1993 (92SC761). Appeal from the District Court of City and County of Denver Honorable J. Stephen Phillips, Judge Norman S. Early, Jr., District Attorney, John […]

THE CITY OF THORNTON, Applicant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. BIJOU IRRIGATION CO.; BIJOU IRRIGATION DISTRICT; ANDREW BLASE VIVIEN AKIN; BURLINGTON DITCH, LAND RESERVOIR CO.; CENTRAL COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT and its GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT SUBDISTRICT; CACHE LA POUDRE WATER USERS ASSOC.; CITY OF ARVADA; CITY OF AURORA; CITY OF BRIGHTON; CITY OF BROOMFIELD; CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Complainant, v. Jerry Lee Stevens, Attorney-Respondent. No. 93SA349Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided January 24, 1994 Original Proceeding in Discipline ATTORNEY SUSPENDED Linda Donnelly, Disciplinary Counsel, Kenneth B. Pennywell, Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Complainant Larry S. Pozner, Denver, Colorado, Attorney for Attorney-Respondent EN BANC JUSTICE SCOTT […]

247 P.2d 687 BRINKMEYER v. BOGUE BUILDING CORPORATION. No. 16,834.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided July 28, 1952. Rehearing denied August 18, 1952. An action for of damages allegedly resulting from drainage water flowing plaintiff’s premises. Judgment of dismissal. Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed en banc without written opinion. Error to the District Court of Arapahoe County, […]

(598 P.2d 126) The People of the State of Colorado v. Larry D. Edwards No. 28290Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided June 11, 1979. Opinion modified and as modified rehearing denied August 13, 1979. Defendant was convicted of three counts of selling a narcotic drug, heroin, and appealed. Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part. 1. DRUGS […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Cesar Caro, Defendant, and concerning Marta Caro, Surety-Appellee. No. 86SA312Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 14, 1988. Rehearing Denied April 4, 1988. Appeal from District Court, City and County of Denver Honorable John Brooks, Jr., Judge Page 197 Norman S. Early, Jr., District Attorney, Second Judicial […]

(565 P.2d 538) Governor Richard Lamm, State Treasurer Sam Brown, Secretary of State Mary Estill Buchanan, Attorney General J. D. MacFarlane, and State Auditor John Proctor, acting as the State Board of Equalization v. Ray Barber, Clear Creek County Assessor, Eugene Drinkhouse, Garfield County Assessor, and Fred Fernandez, Las Animas County Assessor No. 27448Supreme Court […]

Pamela Jean Moore, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Fred Grossman, Defendant-Appellee. No. 90CA0366Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided April 25, 1991. Rehearing Denied August 29, 1991. Certiorari Denied February 3, 1992 (91SC573). Page 8 Appeal from the District Court of the City and County of Denver Honorable Daniel B. Sparr, Judge. Olsen and Brown, John R. Olsen, for Plaintiff-Appellant. […]