Category: Colorado Court Opinions

Alan Charnes, Executive Director, Department of Revenue, State of Colorado, Petitioner, v. Norwest Leasing, Inc., Respondent. No. 88SC524Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided February 12, 1990. Judgment Reversed and Case Remanded with Direction March 12, 1990. Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals Duane Woodard, Attorney General, Charles B. Howe, Deputy Attorney General, Richard H. Forman, […]

(540 P.2d 337) Peronelle Burnford v. James C. Blanning, Jr. No. C-529Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided September 2, 1975. Rehearing denied October 6, 1975. Action by purchaser against vendor seeking specific performance of contract for the sale and purchase of real estate. District court granted specific performance. The Court of Appeals, 33 Colo. App. 444, […]

(526 P.2d 676) Al R. Threadgill v. Peabody Coal Company No. 73-304Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided July 9, 1974. Rehearing denied August 7, 1974. Owner of land appealed judgment holding it liable for damages for the loss of certain equipment owned by drilling company that was lost in the process of probing test holes drilled […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Complainant, v. Ethan J. Cantor, Attorney-Respondent. No. 88SA99Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided April 25, 1988. Original Proceeding in Discipline Linda Donnelly, Disciplinary Prosecutor, for Complainant. Michael L. Bender, for Attorney-Respondent. EN BANC CHIEF JUSTICE QUINN delivered the Opinion of the Court. [1] Before the filing of a formal […]

(386 P.2d 982) AMERICAN SERVICE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. ABOLGHASSEM PARVIZ, ET AL. No. 20,105.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided November 18, 1963. Action against insurer in third party proceeding to establish liability of insurer to discharge judgment against owner of automobile. Judgment for plaintiffs. Reversed. 1. AUTOMOBILES — Insurance — Policy — Liability — Limitation […]

(454 P.2d 804) F.M. Setchell v. Raymond R. Dellacroce, Christine J. Dellacroce, William E. Elting, Elsie Elting, and Lillian Rosen. No. 22253.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided May 26, 1969. Action by defaulting purchaser against vendors and others to compel specific performance of an alleged oral agreement to refinance certain real property or to permit redemption, […]

COLORADO MINING ASSOCIATION, Petitioner v. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF SUMMIT COUNTY, Respondent and Alliance for Responsible Mining and Blue River Group of the Sierra Club, Intervenors-Respondents. No. 07SC497.Supreme Court of Colorado. January 12, 2009. Appeal from the District Court, Summit County, David R. Lass, J. Page 719 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES […]

Steve F. GRESH, Plaintiff-Appellant, Robert BALINK, El Paso County Clerk and Recorder, in his official capacity, and El Paso County, Defendants-Appellees. No. 05CA0375.Colorado Court of Appeals. October 5, 2006. Appeal from The District Court, El Paso County, No. 04CV3885, Larry E. Schwartz, J. Page 420 Steve F. Gresh, pro se. William Louis, County Attorney, Jay […]

Civil Service Commission, The City and County of Denver, Petitioner, v. John E. Pinder, Respondent. No. 90SC226Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided June 10, 1991. Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals. Page 646 Patricia L. Wells, City Attorney, Darlene M. Ebert, Assistant City Attorney, Mary Ann Coyne, Assistant City Attorney, for Petitioner. Shaver Licht, John […]

Capitran Inc., a Washington corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Great Western Bank, a Federal Savings Bank, Defendant-Appellee and Cross-Appellant, and Leonard H. Gross, Defendant and Cross-Appellee. No. 92CA1943Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided February 10, 1994. Rehearing Denied March 24, 1994. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED November 7, 1994. Appeal from the District Court of Jefferson County […]

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff v. Malinda E. SPYKSTRA, Defendant. No. 09SA91.Supreme Court of Colorado. June 21, 2010. Appeal from the District Court, Park County, Stephen A. Groome, J. Page 663 Thom K. LeDoux, District Attorney for the Eleventh Judicial District, Kathleen M. O’Brien, Deputy District Attorney, Fairplay, Colorado, Attorneys for Plaintiff. […]

(414 P.2d 123) Albert Joseph Kostal v. The People of the State of Colorado. No. 20145.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided May 9, 1966. Rehearing denied May 31, 1966. Defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree and brings error. Affirmed. 1. JUDGES — Actions — Sham or Frivolous — Disqualification. The filing of sham […]

Scott Raymond Harris, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Colorado Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division, Defendant-Appellee. No. 84CA0850Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided December 5, 1985. Appeal from the District Court of Boulder County Honorable Richard W. Dana, Judge Page 1326 Leonard I. Frieling, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Duane Woodard, Attorney General, Charles B. Howe, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Richard H. […]

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Petitioner-Appellant, v. In the Interest of: D.F., Juvenile-Appellee, and Concerning: Z.A., Respondent-Appellee. No. 96SA217Supreme Court of Colorado. February 18, 1997 Interlocutory Appeal from the Juvenile Court, City County of Denver Honorable David E. Ramirez, Judge RULING REVERSED Page 10 A. William Ritter, Jr., District Attorney, Second Judicial District, […]

(572 P.2d 1220) Johnson-Voiland-Archuleta, Inc., a Colorado corporation v. Roark Associates, a partnership; Donald R. Roark, individually and as a partner of Roark Associates; Michael D. Kephart, individually and as a partner of Roark Associates; Jack N. Bell, individually and as a partner of Roark Associates; Patricia C. Shanholtzer, individually and as a partner of […]

Jeffrey Dahl and Mary Dahl, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Mike Young and Dragon Studios, Inc., Defendants-Appellants. No. 92CA0659Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided March 25, 1993. Certiorari pending 06/29/93 (93SC393). Opinion Modified, and as Modified Rehearing Denied May 20, 1993. Appeal from the District Court of Lake County Honorable Richard H. Hart, Judge Page 970 Joseph Fattor, for […]

114 P.2d 1098 BIGGERSTAFF v. ZIMMERMAN. No. 14,737.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided June 9, 1941. Action for slander. Judgment of dismissal. Reversed. 1. LAWS — Common Law. In Colorado the common law of England, so far as applicable, is the rule of decision and to be considered of full force until repealed by legislative authority. […]

(512 P.2d 635) The People of the State of Colorado v. Lonnie Nelson Seymour No. 25347Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided July 23, 1973. From denial of his pro se motion pursuant to Crim. P. 35(b) seeking to vacate his sentence based on guilty plea to charge of possession of heroin, defendant appealed. Page 263 Affirmed […]

SANCO INDUSTRIES, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, and Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State of Colorado, Petitioners v. Mary STEFANSKI, individually and as personal representative of the Estate of Richard Stefanski, Respondent. No. 05SC814.Supreme Court of Colorado. En Banc. November 6, 2006. Appeal from The Court Appeals, 128 P.3d 282, reversed the ICAO. Page 6 […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Complainant, v. David William Bowman, Attorney-Respondent. No. 94SA142Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided December 19, 1994 Original Proceeding in Discipline. ATTORNEY DISBARRED. Linda Donnelly, Disciplinary Counsel, John S. Gleason, Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Complainant. No Appearance by Attorney-Respondent. EN BANC PER CURIAM. [1] A hearing panel […]

(387 P.2d 285) THOMAS L. POWERS v. WM. VAN GENDEREN COMPANY, ET AL. No. 20,643.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided December 2, 1963. From a judgment affirming an award of compensation for less than claimed, the claimant brings error. Reversed. 1. WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION — Award — Permanent Partial Disability — Prior Award. Where claimant suffered prior […]

(452 P.2d 1) Harry E. Zietz v. Estate of Charles E. Turner a/k/a C.E. Turner; Dorothy Brock, individually and Dorothy Brock as Executrix of the Estate of Charles E. Turner a/k/a C.E. Turner. No. 22120.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 24, 1969. Rehearing denied April 14, 1969. Plaintiff seeks to enforce claim against estate. From […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Frank James Rodriguez, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91CA0264Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided June 4, 1992. Opinion Modified, and as Modified Rehearing Denied August 13, 1992. Certiorari Denied March 29, 1993 (92SC585). Appeal from the District Court of Garfield County Honorable Thomas W. Ossola, Judge. Page 800 Gale A. […]

Denver Tec Bank, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in its corporate capacity, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91CA1317Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided November 5, 1992. Appeal from the District Court of the City and County of Denver Honorable Larry J. Naves, Judge Page 130 Haligman and Lottner, P.C., Scott L. Levin, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Fredericks, Pelcyger, Hester White, […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Phillip Leon Hall, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 02CA1128 02CA1747Colorado Court of Appeals. November 6, 2003 Certiorari Denied March 22, 2004. Jefferson County District Court Nos. 96CR2195 97CR965; Honorable Leland P. Anderson, Judge. ORDERS AFFIRMED AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS. Page 211 Ken Salazar, Attorney General, Katharine J. Gillespie, […]

64 P.2d 1267 UNION MUTUAL LIFE COMPANY OF IOWA v. BAILEY. No. 13,872.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided January 25, 1937. Suit on life insurance policy. Judgment for plaintiff. Affirmed. 1. INSURANCE — Life — Policies. It is unlawful for a foreign life insurance company to deliver a policy in Colorado without incorporating therein a provision […]

BOULDER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-2, Board of Education of the Boulder Valley School District RE-2, Julie Phillips, in her official capacity as President of the Board of Education of the Boulder Valley School District RE-2 and in her individual capacity, and Judy Lawson, in her individual capacity, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COLORADO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, State […]

Robert Keith Hampe, Petitioner-Appellee, v. John Tipton, Executive Director, Department of Revenue, State of Colorado; Motor Vehicle Division, State of Colorado; and Art Julian, Hearing Officer, Respondents-Appellants. No. 94CA0399Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided May 4, 1995 Opinion Modified, and as Modified, Petition for Rehearing DENIED June 22, 1995 Appeal from the District Court of Arapahoe […]

(538 P.2d 110) H. Ralph Siddoway, Administrator of the Estate of William H. Siddoway, Deceased v. Howard Ainge and Vera Belle Ainge, and all unknown persons who claim any interest in the subject matter of this action No. C-566Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided July 21, 1975. Rehearing denied August 5, 1975. Action by administrator of […]

44 P.2d 1011 DANIELSON ET AL. v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION ET AL. No. 13,654.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided April 22, 1935. Proceeding under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. Award to claimant affirmed by the district court. Affirmed. 1. TIME — Week — Computation. For some purposes a week means a calendar week, extending from midnight Saturday until […]

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Petitioner, v. Lind LIPPOLDT, Respondent. No. 95SC237Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided May 7, 1996 Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals, 93CA1156 District Court, Baca County, 91CR26. [1] ORDER OF COURT [2] Upon consideration of the Notice of Death of the Respondent, the Motion to Retain Page 1335 […]

Savannah BOLES, Petitioner v. SUN ERGOLINE, INC., a Delaware corporation, Respondent. No. 08SC970.Supreme Court of Colorado. February 8, 2010. Page 725 Miller Law, P.C., James F. Scherer, Littleton, Colorado, Attorneys for Petitioner. Hall Evans, L.L.C., Peter J. Moyson, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Respondent. Campbell, Latiolais Ruebel, P.C., Jeffrey Clay Ruebel, Casey A. Quillen, Janine Lynn […]

People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Joseph A. Bell, Defendant-Appellee. No. 84SA104Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided April 15, 1985. Interlocutory Appeal from District Court, City and County of Denver Honorable Robert P. Fullerton, Judge Page 270 Norman S. Early, Jr., District Attorney, Brooke Wunnicke, Chief Deputy District Attorney, William P. Buckley, Deputy District […]

(583 P.2d 290) Kathryn E. Williams and Colorado National Bank of Denver, as Executors of the Estate of Henry P. Williams, Jr., deceased v. John M. Stirling, Arrowhead Land Corporation, a Colorado corporation, Sunlight Ranch Co., a/k/a Sunlight, a Colorado corporation, and the First National Bank of Glenwood Springs, a national banking corporation, Bernice McDonald, […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donnie Rae Lindsey, Defendant-Appellant. No. 88CA0274Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided August 16, 1990. Rehearing Denied September 6, 1990. Certiorari Denied March 11, 1991 (90SC628). Appeal from the District Court of the City and County of Denver Honorable John Brooks, Jr., Judge. Page 1135 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS […]

(280 P.2d 1113) ARZELIA BILORUSKY v. ALEXANDER BILORUSKY. No. 17,478.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 7, 1955. Action for separate maintenance. Decree for defendant on cross-complaint. Reversed. 1. DIVORCE AND ALIMONY — Evidence. A letter written by the husband, tending to corroborate the wife’s claim that he was associating with other women, is admissible in […]

148 P.2d 1006 FOSTER, ADMINISTRATOR v. KRAGH. No. 15,178.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided May 1, 1944. Rehearing denied May 15, 1944. A proceeding involving the admission of a will to probate. Judgment was duly entered admitting the will to probate. Affirmed. 1. WILLS — Probate — Objections — Bill of Particulars. In a proceeding for […]

(609 P.2d 125) South of Second Associates, a partnership, Ketchum, Konkel, Barrett, Nickel, Austin, Inc., a Colorado corporation; William C. Holmes, Robert E. Eckels, and Richard W. Eckels v. Georgetown, Colorado, a municipal corporation; Brent W. Kruger, being the present Police Judge of Georgetown, Colorado; James C. Abbott, Jr., Ron Neely, Thomas L. Briddle, Jerry […]

Diane Bailey, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Huggins Diagnostic Rehabilitation Center, Inc. and Hal A. Huggins, D.D.S., Defendants-Appellants, and Gino Ortegon, D.D.S., Defendant. No. 96CA0586Colorado Court of Appeals. June 26, 1997 Petition for Rehearing DENIED July 31, 1997. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED February 23, 1998. Appeal from the District Court of El Paso County, Honorable Steven […]

In the Matter of the Claim of: Josephine D. Gilliatt, Petitioner, v. The Industrial Commission of Colorado, Steiner Corporation, and Commercial Union Insurance Company, Respondents. No. 83CA0644Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided December 22, 1983. Rehearing Denied February 2, 1984. Certiorari Denied May 21, 1984. Review of Order from the Industrial Commission of the State of […]

249 P.2d 151 CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS v. YUST ET AL. No. 16,734.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided September 22, 1952. Rehearing denied October 14, 1952. A proceeding involving a petition for change of point of diversion of water. The trial court denied the petition. Reversed. 1. WATER RIGHTS — Trial — Motions — Appeal and […]

Katherine S. Walton, Petitioner v. The State of Colorado; its agency, the State Board of Agriculture; and its agent-employee, Dennis Dalton, Respondents. No. 97SC534.Supreme Court of Colorado. En Banc. November 23, 1998. Judgment reversed and case remanded with directions. Page 637 Kenneth Dresner, Colorado Springs, Walter H. Sargent, Colorado Springs, for Petitioner. Gale A. Norton, […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brand Patton, Defendant-Appellant. No. 98CA0892.Colorado Court of Appeals. December 9, 1999. Certiorari Granted September 5, 2000. Appeal from the District Court of Moffat County, Honorable Joel S. Thompson, Judge, No. 97CR26. JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE AFFIRMED. Page 1058 Ken Salazar, Attorney General, Paul Koehler, Assistant Attorney General, […]

In the Matter of the Title, Ballot Title and Submission Clause, and Summary For 1999-2000 #104, Bennett S. Aisenberg, Petitioner, v. Douglas Campbell and Mark Dorn, Respondents, and Donetta Davidson, Rebecca Lennahan, and Michael McLachlan Title Board. No. 99SA165Supreme Court of Colorado. November 1, 1999 Original Proceeding Pursuant to 1-40-107(2), 1 C.R.S. (1999) Appeal from […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Complainant, v. William F. Garrow, Respondent. No. 00PDJ006.Office of the Presiding Disciplinary Judge of the Supreme Court of Colorado. July 30, 2001. Page 653 REPORT, DECISION AND IMPOSITION OF SANCTION SANCTION IMPOSED: ATTORNEY SUSPENDED FOR SEVEN (7) MONTHS [1] A sanctions hearing pursuant to C.R.C.P. 251.15 was held […]

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant v. David Allison BECKER, Defendant-Appellee. No. 08SA235.Supreme Court of Colorado. November 24, 2008. Appeal from the District Court, Pueblo County, Thomas B. Flesher, J. Bill Thiebaut, District Attorney, Tenth Judicial District, Richard W. Dickerson, Deputy District Attorney Pueblo, Colorado, Attorneys for Plaintiff-Appellant. Buxman Kwitek Ohlsen, P.C., Karl […]

Alan S. MORRIS and Anna C.A. Morris, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. BELFOR USA GROUP, INC., d/b/a Belfor RMCAT, Inc., Defendant-Appellant. No. 08CA0056.Colorado Court of Appeals. December 24, 2008. Appeal from the Jefferson County District Court, Dennis J. Hall and Paul R. McLimans, JJ. Page 1254 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christopher C. Harris, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95CA1262Colorado Court of Appeals. January 9, 1997 Petition for Rehearing DENIED February 20, 1997 Appeal from the District Court of Jefferson County Honorable Kenneth E. Barnhill, Jr., Judge No. 94CR711 SPECIAL SENTENCING ORDER VACATED AND CAUSE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS Gale A. […]

State of Colorado, ex rel. Gale Norton, in her official capacity as Attorney General for the State of Colorado; and Roy Romer, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Colorado, Petitioners, v. Board of County Commissioners of Mesa County and Richard Claussen, in his official capacity as Sheriff of Mesa County, Respondents. […]

(491 P.2d 582) The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company, A Colorado Corporation v. The Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado and Henry E. Zarlengo, Howard S. Bjelland, Edwin R. Lundborg, Commissioners; Colorado Municipal League; The Secretary of Defense on Behalf of the Department of Defense and All Other Executive Agencies of the […]

Dennis Artery, Plaintiff-Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. Allstate Insurance Company, a corporation, Defendant-Appellant and Cross-Appellee. No. 98CA0181Colorado Court of Appeals. Division I. August 5, 1999 Appeal from the District Court of the City and County of Denver, Honorable J. Stephen Phillips, Judge, No. 96CV1437 JUDGMENT AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, AND CAUSE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS […]

Robert Cooley and Rita Cooley, d/b/a Cooley Dairy; Donald Weed; Ben Konishi, D.V.M.; Pamela Ann Konishi, Mark Konishi; and Jeffrey Konishi, Plaintiffs-Appellees and Cross-Appellants, v. Big Horn Harvestore Systems, Inc., a Colorado corporation, Defendant-Appellant and Cross-Appellee, and A.O. Smith Harvestore Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendant-Appellant and Cross-Appellee. No. 84CA1415Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided June […]

Jet Courier Service, Inc., an Ohio corporation, Petitioner, v. Anthony Mulei and American Check Transport, Inc., Respondents. No. 87SC182Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 20, 1989. Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals. Page 487 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] […]

(296 P.2d 1044) DELIA ANDERSON, ET AL. v. L. E. TURNER, ET AL. No. 17,800.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided May 7, 1956. Action for injunction to prevent trespass on land. Decree for plaintiffs. Reversed and Remanded with Directions. 1. INJUNCTION — Real Property — Quieting Title. Title to real property cannot be quieted in an […]

(619 P.2d 86) Carlos Villareal v. Honorable Larry Lopez, a Judge, Denver County Court No. 79CA1005Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided August 7, 1980. Rehearing denied September 4, 1980. Fifteen-year-old minor appealed an order of the district court affirming a jail sentence imposed by county court judge as a result of the minor’s guilty plea to […]

County Workers Compensation Pool, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Deah N. Folk and Cyndee M. Sanchez, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93CA1353Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided September 8, 1994. Petition for Rehearing DENIED September 29, 1994. Certiorari Denied June 5, 1995. Appeal from the District Court of La Plata County Honorable Al H. Haas, Judge No. 92CV168 JUDGMENT AFFIRMED Page 1084 […]

The People of the State of Colorado v. Robert S. Southern No. 81SA525Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided January 4, 1982. Original Proceedings in Discipline Linda Donnelly, Disciplinary Prosecutor, for complainant. Robert S. Southern, appearing pro se. En Banc. JUSTICE ERICKSON delivered the opinion of the Court. [1] Respondent, Robert S. Southern, after disciplinary proceedings were […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Terry Trent Wilson, Defendant-Appellant. No. 82CA0333Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided October 13, 1983. Rehearing Denied November 10, 1983. Certiorari Granted March 5, 1984. Appeal from the District Court of the City and County of Denver Honorable Karen Metzger, Judge Duane Woodard, Attorney General, Charles B. Howe, […]

Yetter Well Service, Inc., a Colorado corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Cimarron Oil Company, Inc., a California corporation; Tandem Oil Company, Inc., a California corporation; and Cimarron/Jubilee II Limited Partnership, Defendants-Appellants. No. 91CA1414Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided October 22, 1992. Appeal from the District Court of Morgan County Honorable Douglas R. Vannoy, Judge William E. Condon, Jr., […]

(347 P.2d 156) SAMUEL S. FLETCHER v. THE COLORADO AND WYOMING RAILWAY COMPANY, ET AL. No. 18,340.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided November 23, 1959. Rehearing denied December 21, 1959. Action against railway, Brotherhood and others to recover damages for lost wages. Judgment of dismissal. Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part. 1. LABOR RELATIONS — Railway […]

In re the Marriage of Ann E. Stewart, f/k/a Ann E. Weigle, Appellee, and Arthur D. Weigle, Appellant. No. 01CA0558.Colorado Court of Appeals. January 31, 2002. Weld County District Court, No. 95DR668, Honorable William L. West, Judge. ORDER VACATED AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS Division I Rothenberg and Kapelke, JJ., concur Houtchens, Daniel Greenfield, LLC, […]

Bahman Zanjani, Petitioner, v. Industrial Commission of Colorado (Ex Officio, the Unemployment Compensation Commission of Colorado), and Division of Employment, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Respondents. No. 84CA0824Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided March 21, 1985. Rehearing Denied April 18, 1985. Certiorari Granted August 19, 1985 (85SC168). Review of Order from the Industrial Commission of […]

(336 P.2d 742) ARTHUR COX, ET AL. v. METROPOLITAN STATE BANK, ET AL. No. 18,230.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided February 24, 1959. Rehearing denied March 30, 1959. Action against bank to recover amount of dishonored check as result of application by bank of deposit to preexisting debt of depositor. Judgment for defendant. Reversed and Remanded […]

(425 P.2d 282) Consolidated Oil Gas, Inc., a Corporation v. William E. Roberts No. 21568.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 13, 1967. Action by broker against oil and gas company to recover reasonable commission for allegedly effecting an oil company merger. Judgment for plaintiff. Affirmed. 1. CONTRACTS — Broker — Oil and Gas Company — […]

(558 P.2d 568) Pierre Livingston Lorillard v. The People of the State of Colorado No. C-819Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided January 3, 1977. Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals Montgomery, Little, Young, Ogilvie, Campbell McGrew, P.C., David A. Ogilvie, for petitioner. Stuart A. VanMeveren, District Attorney, Eighth Judicial District, Loren B. Schall, Assistant, for […]

(528 P.2d 244) The Board of County Commissioners of the County of Otero, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated v. The State Board of Social Services of the State of Colorado and Con Shea, Executive Director of said Board, and Robert Wherry, Executive Director of the State Department of Personnel No. 26287Supreme […]

(404 P.2d 149) NATHANIEL RAULLERSON v. PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO. No. 21117.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided July 6, 1965. Rehearing denied July 26, 1965. Defendant was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon, kidnapping and rape, and brought error. Affirmed. 1. CRIMINAL LAW — Witness — Credibility — Jury. The question of the […]

The People of the State of Colorado v. Allen M. Andrews No. 81SA231Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided August 24, 1981. Appeal from the District Court of the City and County of Denver, Honorable Alvin D. Lichtenstein, Judge. Page 1013 J. D. MacFarlane, Attorney General, Richard F. Hennessey, Deputy, Mary J. Mullarkey, Solicitor General, Lynne Ford, […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Danny Joe Moore, Defendant-Appellee, and Ralph Griffith, Defendant-Appellee, and Sheryl Irish, Defendant-Appellant. No. 82SA561 No. 82SA578 No. 83SA35Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided January 9, 1984. Appeal from the District Court of Boulder County Honorable William Neighbors, Judge Appeal from the District Court of Routt County Honorable […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Complainant, v. Leon Sanders, III, Attorney-Respondent. No. 85SA64 No. 85SA294Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided November 4, 1985. Original Proceedings in Discipline Page 838 Linda Donnelly, Disciplinary Prosecutor, for Complainant. No Appearance for Attorney-Respondent. EN BANC CHIEF JUSTICE QUINN delivered the Opinion of the Court. [1] Two separate grievance […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Cedric Henry, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92SA114Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided February 8, 1993. Rehearing Denied March 8, 1993. Page 1161 Appeal from the District Court, City and County of Denver Honorable Richard T. Spriggs, Judge Gale A. Norton, Attorney General, Raymond T. Slaughter, Chief Deputy Attorney General, […]

Barbara Cumpston, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert Neirinckx, Defendant-Appellant. No. 98CA0761Supreme Court of Colorado. January 20, 2000 Certiorari Denied June 12, 2000. Appeal from the District Court of Delta County, Honorable J. Steven Patrick, Judge, No. 96CV132 Page 753 JUDGMENT AFFIRMED Aaron R. Clay, Delta, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellee Leonard W.D. Campbell, Montrose, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellant Division II […]

(368 P.2d 209) DOROTHY JEAN JENSEN, ET AL. v. SOUTH ADAMS COUNTY WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT. No. 19,524.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided January 22, 1962. Action for damages for personal injuries resulting from fall in water meter box. Judgment for defendant. Reversed. 1. NEGLIGENCE — Instructions — Meter Box — Maintenance — Duty. An instruction […]

Frank Peters, Plaintiff-Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. Smuggler-Durant Mining Corporation and Last Chance No. 2, Inc., Defendants-Appellees and Cross-Appellants, and Golden Rule Resources, Inc., Intervenor-Appellant and Cross-Appellee. No. 93CA0040, 93CA0496Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided April 6, 1995.[*] Opinion Modified, and As Modified, Petitions for Rehearing DENIED June 29, 1995.[**] Certiorari Denied February 12, 1996. Cross-Petition for […]

The PEOPLE of the State Colorado, Petitioner v. Leroy GUATNEY, Respondent. No. 08SC20.Supreme Court of Colorado. June 29, 2009. Rehearing Denied August 17, 2009.[*] [*] Justice Eid would grant the Petition. Appeal from the District Court, Arapahoe County, Nancy A. Hopf, J. Springer and Steinberg, P.C., Harvey Steinberg, Michael P. Zwiebel, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee., v. Kenneth E. Smith, Defendant-Appellant. No. 82CA1428Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided July 5, 1984. Appeal from the District Court of Prowers County Honorable John C. Statler, Judge Page 787 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE […]

Marilyn Simon, James Simon, and Rob Coppola, d/b/a Designer Spas Hot Tubs, Petitioners, v. Shelter General Insurance Company, a Missouri corporation, Respondent. No. 91SC608Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided December 14, 1992. Rehearing Denied January 11, 1993. Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals Page 237 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Michael Wright, Defendant-Appellant. No. 99CA1119Colorado Court of Appeals. August 3, 2000 Opinion Modified, and As Modified, August 31, 2000 Petition for Rehearing DENIED Appeal from the District Court of El Paso County, Honorable Gilbert A. Martinez, Judge, Honorable Theresa M. Cisneros, Judge, No. 98CR3637. ORDER […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Janice Binkley, Defendant-Appellant. No. 82CA0931Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided March 1, 1984. Rehearing Denied March 29, 1984. Writ of Certiorari Granted August 20, 1984. Appeal from the District Court of the City and County of Denver Honorable Paul A. Markson, Jr., Judge Page 481 J.D. MacFarlane, […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Petitioner, v. John Jacob Martinez, Respondent. No. 92SC564Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided February 28, 1994 Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals JUDGMENT REVERSED AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS Page 520 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mario Carlos Reyes, Defendant-Appellant. No. 84CA0891Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided June 19, 1986. Rehearing Denied July 24, 1986. Certiorari Denied Reyes October 20, 1986 (86SC292). Appeal from the District Court of Bent County Honorable Fred E. Sisk, Judge Page 350 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. […]

State Department of Highways, State of Colorado, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Louise Mahaffey; First National Bank in Grand Junction, Trustee; and Gena M. Harrison, as Treasurer of Mesa County, Respondents-Appellees. No. 82CA0886Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided August 30, 1984. Rehearing Denied September 27, 1984. Certiorari Granted Dept. of Highways March 18, 1985 (84SC397). Certiorari Dismissed C.A.R. 42(b) […]

(508 P.2d 1267) The People of the State of Colorado v. Gregory Alvarez No. 25215Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided April 9, 1973. From denial of his Crim. P. 35(b) motion seeking to withdraw and set aside his plea of guilty to a charge of aggravated robbery, defendant appealed. Affirmed 1. COURTS — United States Supreme […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kim L. Hastings, Defendant-Appellant. No. 97CA0017.Colorado Court of Appeals. December 10, 1998. Rehearing Denied January 21, 1999. Certiorari Granted August 23, 1999. Appeal from the District Court of Jefferson County, Honorable James D. Zimmerman, Page 79 Judge No. 96CR970. JUDGMENT AFFIRMED Gale A. Norton, Attorney General, […]

(509 P.2d 598) The People of the State of Colorado v. John A. Neal No. 25318Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided April 30, 1973. Rehearing denied May 21, 1973. Defendant was convicted of support by prostitution and rape and appealed. Affirmed 1. CRIMINAL EVIDENCE — Photocopy — Registration — Motel — Proper — “Best Evidence” — […]

Mesa Verde Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The Montezuma County Board of Equalization and The Montezuma County Assessor, Defendants-Appellants, and The Property Tax Administrator of the State of Colorado, Intervenor. No. 94SA20Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided April 24, 1995. Petition for Rehearing DENIED May 15, 1995. Appeal from the District Court, Montezuma County Honorable Grace S. Merlo, […]

(480 P.2d 864) Thomas C. Bashor v. Northland Insurance Company, a Minnesota Corporation No. 70-507 (Supreme Court No. 24041)Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided December 8, 1970. Rehearing denied December 29, 1970. Certiorari granted February 22, 1971. Plaintiff and his judgment creditor entered claim settlement agreement providing for suit against plaintiff’s insurer for failure to settle […]

SKI TIME SQUARE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SKI TIME SQUARE ENTERPRISES, Defendant-Appellant. No. 04CA0884.Colorado Court of Appeals. July 14, 2005. Appeal from the District Court, Routt County, Michael A. O’Hara, III, and Paul R. McLimans, JJ. Page 589 Law Office of Sarah D. Claassen, P.C., Sarah D. Claassen, Steamboat Springs, […]

(402 P.2d 632) SOUTHWESTERN MOTELS, INC., ET AL. v. ROLLNICK STORES, INC., ET AL. No. 20645.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided May 24, 1965. Action seeking to have a warranty deed declared to be a mortgage. Judgment for defendants. Affirmed. 1. MORTGAGES — Equity Powers — Sale — Mortgage — Proof — Clear and Convincing. For […]