Category: Colorado Court Opinions

Shirley G. Hughes, Carolyn Curry, and Ann Reeverts, Complainants-Appellees, and State Personnel Board, Appellee, v. Department of Higher Education, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Respondent-Appellant. No. 95CA1348Colorado Court of Appeals. February 6, 1997 Appeal from the State Personnel Board No. 95B7 ORDER REVERSED Page 892 Gregson Pixler, P.C., Ronald E. Gregson, Hugh S. Pixler, […]

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., and Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania, Petitioners, v. The Industrial Claims Office of the State of Colorado and Danielle M. Grigsby, Respondents. No. 99CA0028Colorado Court of Appeals. September 30, 1999 Review of Order from the Industrial Claim Appeals Office, WC No. 4-369-278. ORDER AFFIRMED Page 252 Clifton, Hook Bovarnick, P.C., […]

COLORADO COMPENSATION INSURANCE AUTHORITY, d/b/a Pinnacol Assurance Company, Intervenor-Appellant, and Kenneth W. SATTERFIELD, Plaintiff-Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. Dr. Ron JONES, Defendant-Appellee. No. 03CA0487, 03CA1740.Colorado Court of Appeals. May 19, 2005. Rehearing Denied June 23, 2005. Certiorari Denied April 3, 2006.[*] [*] Chief Justice MULLARKEY would grant the Cross-Petition as to the following issue: Whether the […]

(361 P.2d 444) CENTENNIAL PROPERTIES, INC. v. LEONARD ROY, ET AL. No. 19,221.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided April 24, 1961. Action for possession of leased property. From judgment of dismissal the plaintiff brings error. Reversed. 1. LANDLORD AND TENANT — Lease — Termination — Effect. A lease of reality, if legally terminated for violation of […]

144 P.2d 552 W. A. ELLIS, INC. v. ELLIS. No. 15,037.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided October 25, 1943. Rehearing denied January 3, 1944. Action to recover funds alleged to have been misappropriated by the guardian of a mental incompetent, and involving garnishment proceedings. Judgment was against garnishee for use of plaintiff. Reversed. 1. GARNISHMENT — […]

(455 P.2d 735) Chevron Oil Company and Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company v. Industrial Commission of Colorado, Lana J. Rose, Matthew James Rose, State Compensation Insurance Fund, and Phoenix of Hartford Insurance Company. No. 23554.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided June 23, 1969. Workers’ Compensation coverage controversy involving three insurers and relating to liability for payment of […]

(391 P.2d 374) THE CITY OF THORNTON, COLORADO, v. THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, ET AL. No. 20,911.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided April 13, 1964. Original proceeding in prohibition against the Public Utilities Commission by the City of Thornton. Rule to show cause issued. Rule Discharged. 1. PUBLIC UTILITIES — Sale […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gary Torkelson, Defendant-Appellant. No. 96CA0087Colorado Court of Appeals. November 24, 2000 As Modified on Denial of Rehearing March 29, 2001. Appeal from the District Court of Grand County, Honorable Joel S. Thompson, Judge, No. 93CR36. JUDGMENT REVERSED AND CAUSE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS Page 561 Ken Salazar, […]

(524 P.2d 606) The People of the State of Colorado v. Calvin Forrest Fulmer No. 26187Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided July 15, 1974. From denial of his motion for postconviction review of sentence pursuant to 1971 Perm. Supp., C.R.S. 1963, 40-1-510(1)(f) the defendant appeals. Affirmed 1. CRIMINAL LAW — Sentence — Second-Degree Murder — Statute […]

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS of Elbert County, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kenneth G. ROHRBACH, Karen L. Rohrbach, Paul K. Rohrbach, and Compost Express, Inc., a Colorado corporation, Defendants-Appellants. No. 08CA1901.Colorado Court of Appeals. September 3, 2009. Appeal from the District Court, Elbert County, Jeffery K. Holmes, J. Page 1185 Berg, Hill, Greenleaf, Ruscitti, LLP, Josh A. Marks, […]

The People of the State of Colorado v. Cline Lee Soper, Jr. No. 79SA531Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided April 20, 1981. Rehearing denied June 8, 1981. Appeal from the District Court of Larimer County, Honorable John-David Sullivan, Judge. J. D. MacFarlane, Attorney General, Mary J. Mullarkey, Solicitor General, David K. Rees, Chief, Appeals Litigation Section, […]

In re the Marriage of Christine B. Velasquez, Appellee, v. Willie Leroy Velasquez, Appellant. No. 87CA1727Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided April 27, 1989. Appeal from the District Court of the City and County of Denver Honorable Larry Naves, Judge. Montano Encinas, P.C., Duane Montano, for Appellee. Stan Bender, P.C., Stanley Bender, for Appellant. Division V. […]

(556 P.2d 87) Joseph E. Alessi, Jr., Brett Clark McQueen, David Lawrence Ward, Benjamin Stanley Denise, Jr., and Valarie McQueen v. Municipal Court in and for the City of Canon City, Colorado, and the Honorable John I. Williams, Municipal Judge No. 76-013Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided July 22, 1976. Rehearing denied September 2, 1976. Group […]

Burtkin Associates, a Colorado general partnership, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John Tipton, Executive Director, Department of Revenue, State of Colorado, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92SA64Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided February 1, 1993. Appeal from the District Court, City and County of Denver Honorable Robert S. Hyatt, Judge Page 526 Harry L. Arkin Associates, Frederic H. Poor, III, for Plaintiff-Appellant. […]

Joel Israel and Joel Rubin, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Rifle Econolodge Joint Venture; Stapleton-Hotel Limited Partnership, a Colorado limited partnership; High Country Corporation, a Colorado corporation; and All Unknown Persons Who Claim Any Interest in the Subject Matter of This Action, First Interstate Bank of Denver, N.A., Defendants-Appellees. No. 89CA0248Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided May 10, 1990. […]

251 P.2d 915 PEOPLE EX REL. DUNBAR, ATTORNEY GENERAL v. SCHMITT. No. 16,856.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided December 15, 1952. Rehearing denied January 5, 1953. A proceeding in which respondent was found guilty of contempt of the Supreme Court for practicing law without a license. 1. ATTORNEYS AT LAW — Practicing Without a License — […]

Shapiro and Meinhold, Gerald M. Shapiro, Don H. Meinhold, P.C., Haligman and Lottner, P.C., Kevin H. Burke Associates, P.C., Janet M. Adams, in her official capacity as Clerk of the Denver District Court and on behalf of the class of persons herein described, E. Marie Gardner, in her official capacity as Clerk of the El […]

174 P.2d 719 BAUER v. THE PEOPLE. No. 15,732.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided November 12, 1946. Plaintiff in error was convicted of murder of the first degree and sentenced to imprisonment for life. Reversed. On Application for Supersedeas. 1. CRIMINAL LAW — Separation of Jurors — Garb of Prisoner. This case ruled by the decision […]

(504 P.2d 337) Lawrence D. Gomba v. Harold McLaughlin No. C-203Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided December 18, 1972. Rehearing denied January 8, 1973. Certiorari to review decision of the Court of Appeals, 30 Colo. App. 315, 493 P.2d 684, affirming the granting of plaintiff-respondent’s motion for summary judgment by trial court in a libel action […]

(286 P.2d 53) WALTER GETTMAN, ET AL. v. LYDIA KAUFFMAN. No. 17,624.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided August 22, 1955. Rehearing denied September 6, 1955. Action to recover damages for wrongful death. Judgment for plaintiff. Affirmed. Error to the District Court of Morgan County, Hon. Raymond L. Sauter, Judge. Mr. JOHN P. BECK, for plaintiffs in […]

Coates, Reid Waldron; Colorado Compensation Insurance Authority; The Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State of Colorado; and Director, Division of Labor, Department of Labor and Employment, Petitioners, v. Maria Vigil, Respondent. No. 92SC489Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided July 26, 1993. Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals Page 851 Michael J. Steiner; Jeanne Labuda, […]

Jennifer Lee Allen, Petitioner, v. The People of the State of Colorado, Respondent. No. 81SC367Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 14, 1983. Rehearing denied April 4, 1983. Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals J. Gregory Walta, Colorado State Public Defender, Barbara S. Blackman, Deputy State Public Defender, for petitioner. J. D. MacFarlane, Attorney General, […]

(338 P.2d 275) AERO SPRAY, INCORPORATED v. ACE FLYING SERVICE, INC. No. 18,861.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided April 13, 1959. Rehearing denied May 11, 1959. Attachment proceedings by one foreign corporation against another. From a judgment of dismissal the plaintiff brings error. Reversed 1. ATTACHMENT — Foreign Corporations — Rules. Rule 102 (a), R.C.P. Colorado, […]

(382 P.2d 545) WILLIAM G. GORDON, ET AL., v. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF EL PASO COUNTY, ET AL. No. 20,049.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided May 27, 1963. Rehearing denied June 24, 1963. From a judgment affirming action of Board of County Commissioners in granting a zoning change, the protestants bring error. Reversed. 1. ZONING […]

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Complainant, v. RUSSELL EDWARD VIGIL, Attorney-Respondent. No. 96SA361Supreme Court of Colorado. December 16, 1996 Original Proceeding in Discipline ATTORNEY DISBARRED. Linda Donnelly, Disciplinary Counsel, John S. Gleason, Deputy Disciplinary Counsel, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Complainant. Russell Edward Vigil, Pro Se, Denver, Colorado. EN BANC JUSTICE SCOTT does not […]

Thomas A. Cary and Beth Hanna, individually and on behalf of his minor daughter, Dena Cary, Petitioners v. United Of Omaha Life Insurance Company and Mutual Of Omaha Of Colorado, Inc., d/b/a Antero Health Plans, Respondents. Nos. 01SC708 01SC834.Supreme Court of Colorado. En Banc. April 21, 2003. As Modified on Denial of Rehearing May 19, […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lee Velarde, Defendant-Appellant. No. 85SA333Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided July 13, 1987. Appeal from District Court, Fremont County Honorable Paul J. Keohane, Judge. Page 846 Duane Woodard, Attorney General, Charles B. Howe, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Richard H. Forman, Solicitor General, Peter J. Stapp, Assistant Attorney […]

Loyalle Smith, as father and next of kin of the minor child, and decedent Desirae R. Smith, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edward Vincent, Defendant-Appellant. No. 02CA1650.Colorado Court of Appeals. Division V. August 14, 2003. Pueblo County District Court No. 01CV892; Honorable Scott B. Epstein, Judge. JUDGMENT AFFIRMED. Page 928 Howard Morrison, Colorado Springs, Colorado; J. Stephen Price, […]

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Petitioner, v. JAMES SHINAUT, Respondent. No. 96SC296Supreme Court of Colorado. June 30, 1997 Certiorari to the District Court of Douglas County JUDGMENT AFFIRMED IN PART AND REVERSED IN PART, AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS James J. Peters, District Attorney, Eighteenth Judicial District, James C. Sell, Chief Deputy District […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Petitioner, v. The District Court of the 2nd Judicial District and Hon. Paul A. Markson, one of the judges thereof, Respondents. No. 83SA104Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided June 6, 1983. Original Proceeding Page 248 Norman S. Early, Jr., District Attorney, O. Otto Moore, Assistant District Attorney, Brooke Wunnicke, […]

In re the Marriage of John M. Foley, Appellee, and Mary Foley, n/k/a Mary Bellows, Appellant. No. 93CA0824Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided March 10, 1994. Rehearing Denied April 14, 1994. Petition and Cross-Petition for Certiorari Denied August 29, 1994. Appeal from the District Court of Arapahoe County, Honorable Jack F. Smith, Judge, No. 81DR798 JUDGMENT […]

Sandra Reynolds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95CA1283Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided May 2, 1996 Petition for Rehearing DENIED June 13, 1996 Certiorari Denied May 27, 1997 Page 775 Appeal from the District Court of the City and County of Denver, Honorable Paul A. Markson, Jr., Judge, No. […]

The People of the State of Colorado v. Cecil Moody No. 80SA168Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided June 8, 1981. Rehearing denied June 29, 1981. Appeal from the District Court of the City and County of Denver, Honorable Clifton A. Flowers, Judge. Page 75 J. D. MacFarlane, Attorney General, Richard F. Hennessey, Deputy, Mary J. Mullarkey, […]

(545 P.2d 1356) The People of the State of Colorado v. Charlesetta Banks No. 26185Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided February 23, 1976. Defendant seeks review of trial court’s denial of her motion to withdraw her plea of guilty to possession of a narcotic drug for sale and she appealed. Affirmed 1. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Plea […]

(609 P.2d 634) International Typographical Union, Employer, v. The Industrial Commission of the State of Colorado (Ex-Officio Unemployment Compensation Commission of Colorado), and Arthur J. Hopkins No. 79CA0404Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided January 24, 1980. Rehearing denied February 21, 1980. Certiorari denied April 14, 1980. Union sought review of an Industrial Commission award of full […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Louis A. Madden, Defendant-Appellant. No. 02CA0024.Colorado Court of Appeals. August 14, 2003. Rehearing Denied October 15, 2003. Certiorari Granted April 5, 2004. La Plata County District Court No. 00CR0076; Honorable Gregory G. Lyman, Judge. JUDGMENT AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS. […]

Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Petitioner and Cross-Respondent, and Amy J. Budde, Complainant, v. The Travelers Insurance Company and Miles McManus, Respondents and Cross-Petitioners. No. 86SC159Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided July 18, 1988. Rehearing Denied September 12, 1988. Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals Page 1359 Duane Woodard, Attorney General, Charles B. Howe, Chief Deputy […]

In the Matter of Kallman S. Elinoff, Attorney-Respondent. No. 00SA268Supreme Court of Colorado. March 26, 2001 As Modified on Denial of Rehearing April 30, 2001.[*] [*] Chief Justice MULLARKEY and Justice MARTINEZ would grant the petition; Justice BENDER does not participate. ORIGINAL PROCEEDING IN DISCIPLINE ORDER AFFIRMED No. 00SA268: In re Elinoff Attorney Regulation — […]

Richard Faucett, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Richard G. Hammill, Defendant-Appellee. No. 90CA0285Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided April 25, 1991. Rehearing Denied May 23, 1991. Certiorari Denied September 9, 1991 (91SC381). Appeal from the District Court of Pueblo County Honorable Dennis Maes, Judge. Page 990 Leventhal Bogue, P.C., Jeffrey A. Bogue; Haddon, Morgan Foreman, P.C., Norman R. Mueller, […]

Public Service Company of Colorado, a Colorado corporation, Petitioner, v. United Cable Television of Jeffco, Inc., Respondent. No. 91SC245Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided April 13, 1992. Rehearing Denied May 11, 1992. Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals. Page 1281 Kelly, Stansfield O’Donnell, Timothy J. Flanagan, Brent L. Backes; James R. McCotter, for Petitioner. Greengard, […]

(529 P.2d 1312) The People of the State of Colorado v. Sidney A. Riley No. 26099Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided January 6, 1975. Defendant, with advice of counsel and after consultation with his family, entered a plea of guilty to voluntary manslaughter and thereafter, before imposition of sentence, sought to withdraw his guilty plea, contending […]

AviComm, Inc., a Colorado Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The Colorado Public Utilities Commission, Commissioner Christine E.M. Alvarez, Commissioner Vincent Majkowski, Commissioner Robert Hicks, and US West Communications, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. and Agate Mutual Telephone Company; Big Sandy Telecommunications, Inc.; Bijou Telephone Co-op Association, Inc.; Columbine Telephone Company; Delta County Tele-Com, Inc.; Eastern Slope Rural Telephone Association, Inc.; […]

Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority, a political subdivision of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Centennial Express Airlines, Inc., a Colorado corporation and Golden Eagle Charters, Inc., d/b/a Centennial Express Airways, Inc., a Colorado corporation, Defendants-Appellants. No. 95CA0307Colorado Court of Appeals. December 12, 1996 Petition for Rehearing DENIED January 16, 1997 Certiorari Granted August 18, […]

(306 P.2d 1076) DENVER-CHICAGO TRUCKING COMPANY v. THE REPUBLIC DRUG CO., THE REPUBLIC DRUG CO. v. THE LEONARD ORMAN COMPANY. No. 17,812., 17,828.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided January 28, 1957. Rehearing denied February 25, 1957. Action for value of merchandise sold in which a third party complaint was filed against a carrier for damage to […]

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard Alfred STROCK, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06CA1831.Colorado Court of Appeals. August 19, 2010. Appeal from the District Court, City and County of Denver, Martin F. Egelhoff, J. Page 1149 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE […]

In the Matter of the Estate of Donna L. Gallavan, Deceased. Joseph James Verce, Jr., Personal Representative of the Estate of Carla M. Verce, Deceased, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Phillip R. McClendon, Personal Representative of the Estate of Donna L. Gallavan, Deceased; and Shriners Hospitals for Children, Residuary Beneficiary under the Will of Donna L. Gallavan, Deceased, […]

Mr. and Mrs. Loren L. Seago, Mr. and Mrs. James L. Freeman, Emmit Yates, and Keith Yates, Plaintiffs-Appellants, and Cross-Appellees, v. Louis A. Fellet, a/k/a Louie Fellet, Defendant-Appellee, Third-Party Plaintiff, and Cross-Appellant, v. City of Lakewood, a Colorado municipal corporation, Third-Party Defendant. No. 80CA0431Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided October 27, 1983. Rehearing Denied November 23, […]

BAYOU LAND COMPANY, A COLORADO LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, PETITIONER, v. BARRY L. TALLEY; BARRY TALLEY, TRUSTEE, A COLORADO GENERAL PARTNERSHIP; AMERICAN PROPERTY EQUITIES 1985-C, LTD., A COLORADO LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; BAYOU GULCH GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, A COLORADO GENERAL PARTNERSHIP; MEGABANK OF ARAPAHOE, N.A., A FEDERALLY CHARTERED BANK; AND MARILYN GREEN, IN HER CAPACITY AS THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE FOR […]

(432 P.2d 762) C.B. Grant, et al v. The Board of County Commissioners of the County of Mesa, State of Colorado. No. 21762.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided October 23, 1967. Rehearing denied November 13, 1967. Declaratory judgment action by plaintiffs seeking a declaration of their rights under county-wide zoning resolution with reference to most of […]

D.C. Concrete Management, Inc., and Rafael Sanchez, Plaintiffs-Appellants and Cross-Appellees, v. Mid-Century Insurance Company, a California entity, Defendant-Appellee and Cross-Appellant. No. 99CA1424Colorado Court of Appeals. September 13, 2001 Rehearing Denied December 6, 2001. City and County of Denver District Court No. 97CV2731 Honorable John W. Coughlin, Judge. JUDGMENT REVERSED AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS Page […]

(372 P.2d 149) IVONNE J. COHAN v. HAROLD L. COHAN. No. 19,803.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided June 11, 1962. From orders relating to division of property, alimony and child support, the plaintiff brings error. Affirmed. 1. DIVORCE — Alimony — Support — Income Taxes — Consideration. In awarding alimony and support money in a divorce […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Paul Fish, Defendant-Appellee. No. 82SA438Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 14, 1983. Page 506 Interlocutory Appeal from the District Court of Montezuma County, Colorado, Honorable Willard W. Rusk, Jr. Warwick Downing, District Attorney, for plaintiff-appellant. Merlo Merlo, P.C. Samuel J. Merlo, for defendant-appellee. En Banc. JUSTICE […]

(477 P.2d 791) The People of the State of Colorado v. William R. Archer. No. 24812.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided December 14, 1970. Appeal by district attorney to review decision of trial court which granted defendant’s motion for judgment of acquittal of charge of assault with a deadly weapon. Appeal Dismissed. 1. ASSAULT AND BATTERY […]

(529 P.2d 1345) Geraldine Marlette Little Manson v. Leonard Henry Manson, Jr. No. 74-256Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided December 24, 1974. From a trial court order denying her motion for modification of father’s visitation rights and increased child support, plaintiff appealed. Affirmed 1. PARENT AND CHILD — Statute — Two-Year Limitation — Motions — Child […]

(474 P.2d 619) Joan Smith v. Edward G. Smith, a/k/a Ed G. Smith. No. 24205.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided September 21, 1970. Action by wife seeking divorce, custody of minor child, alimony, and property division wherein husband counterclaimed for divorce. District court granted divorce in favor of both parties, and from orders relating to custody […]

(566 P.2d 343) Val d’Gore, Inc., a Colorado corporation, and Pitkin Creek, Inc., a Colorado corporation in behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. The Town Council of the Town of Vail, and the Town of Vail, a municipal corporation No. 27099Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided June 13, 1977. Plaintiffs challenge the validity […]

(462 P.2d 487) Jerry O. Yeager v. The People of the State of Colorado. No. 23074.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided December 15, 1969. Defendant was convicted of unlawful sale of narcotic drug with intent to induce and aid another to unlawfully use and possess narcotic drugs and with unlawful possession of cannabis and brought error. […]

18 P.2d 316 MOSS v. THE PEOPLE. No. 13,161.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided December 27, 1932. Plaintiff in error was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to death. Affirmed. 1. CRIMINAL LAW — Defendant’s Character — Evidence. Evidence that defendant in a homicide case was a habitual patronizer of a place of […]

(450 P.2d 349) Carlos Marquez v. The People of the State of Colorado. No. 22710.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided February 17, 1969. Defendant was convicted of the crimes of unlawful possession of narcotic drugs and conspiracy to unlawfully possess same and brought error. Affirmed. 1. AUTOMOBILES — Traffic Violation — Registration — Failure to Produce […]

Chrystal Y. Black, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Warren Waterman, as Sheriff of the Montrose County Sheriff’s Department; and G.R. Rowan, in his individual capacity, and as undersheriff of the Montrose County Sheriff’s Department, Defendants-Appellees. No. 02CA0172Colorado Court of Appeals. March 27, 2003 Montrose County District Court No. 00CV2; Honorable Al H. Haas, Judge JUDGMENT AFFIRMED, ORDERS AFFIRMED […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Complainant, v. Robert Steven Southern, Attorney-Respondent. No. 92SA133Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided July 20, 1992. Original Proceeding in Discipline. Linda Donnelly, Disciplinary Counsel, James C. Coyle, Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, for Complainant. No appearance for Respondent. EN BANC PER CURIAM [1] A hearing panel of the Supreme Court Grievance […]

(357 P.2d 919) MAX D. HASTINGS AND LULU MAE HASTINGS v. SECURITY THRIFT MORTGAGE COMPANY, ET AL. No. 19,065.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided December 19, 1960. Rehearing denied January 9, 1961. From denial of motion for change of venue in proceeding for foreclosure under Rule 120, the defendants bring error. Writ of Error Dismissed. 1. […]

(352 P.2d 273) CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, ET AL. v. ROBERT G. GRAHAM. No. 18,608.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided May 16, 1960. Certiorari to review denial of retail liquor license. Judgment for plaintiff. Affirmed. 1. INTOXICATING LIQUORS — License — Denial — Resolution — Validity. A resolution of a city council limiting the number of […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Complainant, v. Nick Avila, Jr., Respondent. No. 89SA180Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided July 17, 1989. Original Proceeding in Discipline. Linda Donnelly, Disciplinary Counsel, George S. Meyer, Chief Deputy Disciplinary Counsel, for Complainant. Nick Avila, Jr., Pro Se Respondent. EN BANC JUSTICE MALLARKEY delivered the Opinion of the Court. […]

(612 P.2d 1097) The People of the State of Colorado v. Alfred A. Johnson No. 28425Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided February 25, 1980. Original proceedings in discipline. Public Censure 1. ATTORNEY AND CLIENT — Lack of Definitive Agreement — Quantum Meruit. Where there is no definitive agreement between attorney and client as to the amount […]

(579 P.2d 1150) The People of the State of Colorado v. Ted A. Garcia and Thomas P. Garcia No. 28094Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided June 12, 1978. Interlocutory appeal by the People after a motion to suppress was granted as to marijuana seized during the execution of a search warrant. Ruling Reversed 1. SEARCHES AND […]

Allstate Indemnity Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edward G. Gonzales and Angel Gonzales, Defendants-Appellants. No. 94CA0358Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided July 13, 1995 Appeal from the District Court of Weld County Honorable Robert A. Behrman, Judge No. 93CV431. JUDGMENT AFFIRMED. Page 954 Hall Evans, L.L.C., Alan Epstein, Denver, Colorado; Ross Hardies, Peter J. Valeta, Chicago, Illinois, for […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Randall N. Smith, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93CA1732Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided December 2, 1993. Rehearing Denied December 30, 1993. Certiorari Denied May 23, 1994. Appeal from the District Court of Garfield County Honorable Thomas W. Ossola, Judge No. 92CR149 APPEAL DISMISSED Milton K. Blakey, Garfield County District […]

(470 P.2d 905) Gordon V. Peterson and The Pacific Employers Insurance Company v. Nevada Motor Rentals, Inc., A Nevada corporation, and W. J. Digby, an individual No. 70-031 (Supreme Court No. 22736)Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided March 17, 1970. Action by injured truck driver against corporation who had leased the truck to his employer and […]

(596 P.2d 1223) George F. Kimmick v. Pete Santilli, James Santilli, and Elmer Santilli No. 78-1037Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided April 5, 1979. Rehearing denied April 26, 1979. Defendants appealed judgment ordering them to convey to plaintiff, pursuant to an option contained in a lease, certain real property. Affirmed in Part, Modified in Part. 1. […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Che J. Bachicha, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94CA1823Colorado Court of Appeals. September 5, 1996 Opinion Modified, and as Modified, Petitions for Rehearing DENIED December 5, 1996 Certiorari Denied August 11, 1997. Appeal from the District Court of the City and County of Denver, Honorable Frank Martinez, Judge, No. […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Complainant, v. Charles F. Murray, Attorney-Respondent. No. 95SA303Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 11, 1996 Original Proceeding in Discipline ATTORNEY SUSPENDED Linda Donnelly, Disciplinary Counsel, Kenneth B. Pennywell, Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Complainant. Charles F. Murray, Pro Se, Denver, Colorado. EN BANC PER CURIAM [1] […]

(452 P.2d 3) Joseph Dyre Morse v. The People of the State of Colorado. No. 22999Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 24, 1969. Rehearing denied April 14, 1969. Defendant was convicted of first degree murder and brought error. Affirmed 1. HOMICIDE — First Degree Murder — Statement to Police — Miranda v. Arizona — Compliance […]

(301 P.2d 710) DR. PEPPER BOTTLING COMPANY, EL AL. v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF COLORADO, ET AL. No. 17,993.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided September 24, 1956. Claim for compensation arising under Workmen’s Compensation Act. From a judgment affirming an award for claimant the employer and insurer bring error. Affirmed. 1. WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION — Retroactive Award — […]

(589 P.2d 492) Ophelia Enriquez v. Merit System Council, et al. No. 27842Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided January 22, 1979. Former public employee, who sought judicial review of her dismissal from employment, failed to file her complaint within the 30 day statutory requirement and her complaint was dismissed by the trial court and she appealed. […]

(431 P.2d 8) Denver Decorators Inc., a Colorado Corporation v. Twin Teepee Lodge, Inc., a Colorado Corporation. No. 21537.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided August 21, 1967. Action by Decorators to enforce a mechanics’ lien against certain real property owned by Lodge. Judgment for Lodge. Affirmed. 1. MECHANICS’ LIENS — Complaint — Notice — Posting — […]

(263 P.2d 574) DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY ET AL. v. GENERAL CLEANERS AND DYERS. No. 17,015.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided September 28, 1953. Rehearing denied October 19, 1953. A proceeding involving an application for refund of contributions paid under protest to the Department of Employment Security. Judgment for defendant in error. Reversed. 1. STATUTES — […]

Gilbert O. Westfall, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Town of Hugo, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92CA0223Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided March 25, 1993. Rehearing Denied September 2, 1993. Appeal from the District Court of Lincoln County Honorable Norman L. Arends, Judge Page 300 Johnson and Johnson, Scott W. Johnson, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Law Offices of Lawrence A. Wright, Jr., Lawrence A. […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James Vincent Jiminez, Defendant-Appellee. No. 82SA11Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided September 27, 1982. Appeal from the District Court of Jefferson County, Honorable Ronald Hardesty, Judge. Nolan L. Brown, District Attorney, Steve A. Jones, Deputy District Attorney, for plaintiff-appellant. No appearance for defendant-appellee. En Banc. JUSTICE LOHR […]

Stephen C. Peters, Plaintiff-Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. Boulder Insurance Agency, Inc., a Colorado corporation, a/k/a Health Intermediaries and Durham Life Insurance Company, a North Carolina corporation, Defendants-Appellants and Cross-Appellees. No. 89CA0182Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided August 29, 1991. Rehearing Denied September 26, 1991. Certiorari Denied April 20, 1992 (91SC647). Appeal from the District Court of […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William W. Godwin, Defendant-Appellant. No. 82CA0946Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided September 29, 1983. Rehearing Denied November 10, 1983. Certiorari Denied April 23, 1984. Appeal from the District Court of the City and County of Denver Honorable Leonard P. Plank, Judge J.D. MacFarlane, Attorney General, Charles B. […]

(281 P.2d 997) TOM McGUIRE v. ROLF H. LUCKENBACH. No. 17,323.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 28, 1955. Rehearing denied April 25, 1955. An action to recover for work and labor performed under a contract. Judgment for defendant. Affirmed. 1. CONTRACTS — Parol Evidence. In action on a executed by the parties, extrinsic is admissible […]

Randall J. Hrabczuk, Petitioner, v. John Lucas Landscaping and Colorado Compensation Insurance Authority, and the Industrial Claim Appeals Panel of the State of Colorado, Respondent. No. 94CA0584Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided December 15, 1994 Review of Order from the Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State of Colorado WC No. 3993396. ORDER AFFIRMED. Page 368 […]

(575 P.2d 1297) The Telluride Company v. The Division Engineer in and for Water Division No. 4, State of Colorado No. 27871Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 20, 1978. Water court denied petitioner-appellant’s request for correction of an amended ruling, to wit, the rights of three springs that are part of a particular water system […]

Joseph A. Mari, Plaintiff-Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. Wagner Equipment Company, Inc., a Colorado corporation, Defendant-Appellee and Cross-Appellant. No. 84CA0242Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided March 6, 1986. Rehearing Denied Wagner April 10, 1986. Rehearing Denied Mari April 17, 1986. Certiorari Denied July 7, 1986 (86SC154). Appeal from the District Court of Logan County Honorable Carl John […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Anselmo Hijinio Ayala, Defendant-Appellee. No. 87SA187Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 20, 1989. Appeal from District Court, El Paso County Honorable Steven T. Pelican, Judge. Page 1266 Barney Iuppa, District Attorney, Daniel E. May, Deputy District Attorney, for Plaintiff-Appellant. David F. Vela, Colorado State Public Defender, […]

William Manuel, Plaintiff-Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. Fort Collins Newspapers, Inc., a Colorado corporation, Stephanie Brown, Larry Steward, and Jerry Sharpnack, Defendants-Appellants and Cross-Appellees. No. 77-746Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided July 1, 1982. Rehearing denied July 29, 1982. Certiorari Denied March 7, 1983. Appeal from the District Court of Larimer County, Honorable Conrad L. Ball, Judge. […]

John M. Opie, Daryl E. Carroll, Nathan Hazzard, Jr., Dorsey G. Hudson, and Owen Kerry Weigner, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Denver Classroom Teachers Association, and Board of Education of the School District No. 1, City and County of Denver, Colorado, Defendants-Appellees. No. 83CA0873Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided February 7, 1985. Appeal from the District Court of the […]

William DeForrest, individually and as executor and/or personal representative of the Estate of Julie DeForrest, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. City of Cherry Hills Village, City of Greenwood Village, and Officer Glenn Bailey, Jr., Defendants-Appellants. No. 98CA0347Colorado Court of Appeals. July 22, 1999 Appeal from the District Court of Arapahoe County, Honorable John P. Leopold, Judge, No. 96CV1109. […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Elizabeth Mabel More, Defendant-Appellant. No. 81CA1062Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided March 10, 1983. Rehearing Denied April 21, 1983. Certiorari Denied August 22, 1983. Appeal from the District Court of Larimer County Honorable Conrad Ball, Judge Page 969 J.D. MacFarlane, Attorney General, Richard Hennessey, Deputy Attorney General, […]