Category: Colorado Court Opinions

Juanita Tromp and Rosario Tromp, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Gloria M. Martinez and D. Benjamin Martinez, Defendants-Appellees. No. 84CA0995Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided March 13, 1986. Rehearing Denied April 24, 1986. Appeal from the District Court of the City and County of Denver Honorable Robert T. Kingsley, Judge Alfred C. Harrell, Douglass B. Auer, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Russell […]

62 P.2d 1161 H. L. SHAFFER AND COMPANY v. PROSSER AS ATTORNEY GENERAL. No. 13,822.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided November 2, 1936. Rehearing denied December 7, 1936. License of plaintiff in error as a dealer in stocks was revoked by the attorney general. On appeal to the district court the revocation was upheld. Affirmed. 1. […]

E-470 Public Highway Authority, Petitioner-Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. The 455 Company, a Colorado general partnership, Respondent-Appellant and Cross-Appellee. No. 98CA1829.Colorado Court of Appeals. Division II. December 9, 1999. Certiorari Denied May 1, 2000. Page 1274 Appeal from the District Court of Adams County, Honorable C. Vincent Phelps, Judge, No. 95CV1307. JUDGMENT AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED […]

In re the Marriage of Teresa Rieger, Appellee, and Vincent A. Rieger, Appellant. No. 91CA0337Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided February 27, 1992. Appeal from the District Court of the City and County of Denver Honorable Edward A. Simons, Judge. Miller Leher, P.C., J. Matthew DePetro, for Appellee. Wedgle Shpall, P.C., Richard J. Wedgle, Murray Wilkening, […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Benito F. Madril, Defendant-Appellant. No. 86SA97Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided December 7, 1987. Appeal from District Court, El Paso County Honorable Matt McConnell Railey, Judge Page 1330 Duane Woodard, Attorney General, Charles B. Howe, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Richard H. Forman, Solicitor General, Curt P. Kriksciun, […]

Dolan Gray, Lorinda Wilvers, John R. Smith, Dale Carpenter, Elwyn J. Green, and Leonard Imes, as individuals, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Empire Gas, Inc., a Missouri corporation, and Empire Gas, Inc. of Denver, a Colorado corporation, subsidiary of Empire Gas, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. No. 81CA0636Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided March 8, 1984. Appeal from the District Court of […]

(365 P.2d 230) D. J. CROWLEY, ASSIGNEE, ETC. v. GEORGE GREEN, d/b/a ADAMS PACKING HOUSE, ETC., ET AL. No. 19,414.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided October 2, 1961. Action to recover value of merchandise acquired by individual through corporation. Judgment for defendant. Reversed. 1. SALES — Evidence — Purchase Through Corporation — Officer — Creditors. Where […]

178 P.2d 676 ROFF v. McCREERY ET AL., CONSTITUTING THE STATE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. No. 15,630.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 10, 1947. An action to compel reinstatement of plaintiff as statistician in the office of superintendent of public instruction. Judgment of dismissal. Affirmed in department without written opinion, Mr. Chief Justice Burke, Mr. Justice […]

Bryon Cruz, Cruz Enterprises, a Colorado General Partnership, and Dorothy F. Cruz, Petitioners, v. Jim Benine, Harold Nelson, Mary Nelson, and Empire Enterprises Unlimited, Respondents. No. 98SC244Supreme Court of Colorado. En Banc. September 13, 1999 Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals JUDGMENT AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, AND CASE REMANDED Page 1174 [EDITORS’ […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert J. Raffaelli, Defendant-Appellant. No. 83CA0496Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided April 25, 1985. Rehearing Denied May 16, 1985. Appeal from the District Court of Mesa County Honorable William Ela, Judge Page 882 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE […]

(506 P.2d 128) Robert G. Massey v. The District Court in and for the Tenth Judicial District, State of Colorado, and the Honorable Matt J. Kikel, one of the District Judges in and for the Tenth Judicial District, State of Colorado No. 25798Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided February 5, 1973. Original proceeding involving an indigent […]

Airborne, Inc., a Colorado corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. Denver Air Center, Inc., a Colorado corporation, Defendant-Appellant and Cross-Appellee. No. 90CA2218Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided April 23, 1992. Opinion Modified, and as Modified Rehearing Denied May 28, 1992. Appeal from the District Court of Jefferson County Honorable William P. DeMoulin, Judge. Page 1087 [EDITORS’ NOTE: […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Petitioner-Appellee, v. In the Interest of T.R., a Child, and Concerning P.R., Respondent-Appellant. No. 90CA2183Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided January 28, 1993. Rehearing Denied February 25, 1993. Certiorari pending 04/07/93 (93SC208). Appeal from the District Court of Jefferson County Honorable Kenneth E. Barnhill, Judge Page 560 Gale A. […]

(513 P.2d 234) Power Equipment Company, a Colorado Corporation v. John S. Fulton, d/b/a J. S. Fulton Concrete v. Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co. No. 72-355Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided August 8, 1973. In action to recover balance due on sales contract for rock crusher, purchaser counterclaimed and filed third-party complaint against manufacturer claiming damages for breach […]

(401 P.2d 597) DOROTHY BUSTAMONTE v. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO. No. 21010.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided May 3, 1965. Rehearing denied May 17, 1965. Defendant was convicted of second degree murder and brings error. Affirmed. 1. HOMICIDE — Instruction. In prosecution for homicide trial court was correct in refusing defendant’s requested instruction […]

(601 P.2d 360) The Board of County Commissioners of the County of Delta, State of Colorado v. Goldenrod Corporation, a Colorado corporation No. 77-1031Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided September 13, 1979. The Board of County Commissioners and subdivision developer appealed from the dismissal of, respectively, an action brought to restrain the developer from soliciting further […]

Commercial Industrial Construction, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Orville G. Anderson, Defendant-Appellee. No. 82CA1173Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided May 31, 1984. Appeal from the District Court of Jefferson County Honorable Michael C. Villano, Judge Page 379 Grant, McHendrie, Haines and Crouse, P.C., Charles J. Haines, Jr., for plaintiff-appellant. Bailey, Wilson, Wagenhals Finegan, Leslie A. Alters, Robert B. […]

In re the Marriage of Kay Ann Gavito, Appellant, and Donald Richard Gavito, Appellee. No. 88CA1452Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided June 28, 1990. Appeal from the District Court of Adams County Honorable Dorothy E. Binder, Judge Page 1378 Stark Niermann, P.C., Barbara A. Stark, for Appellant. Bruno, Bruno Colin, P.C., Louis B. Bruno, for Appellee. […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Complainant, v. Nancy L. Myers, Attorney-Respondent. No. 98SA305Supreme Court of Colorado. December 14, 1998 Original Proceeding in Discipline ATTORNEY SUSPENDED Linda Donnelly, Disciplinary Counsel, James S. Sudler, Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Complainant. No Appearance By or on Behalf of Attorney-Respondent. EN BANC PER CURIAM [1] […]

(262 P.2d 546) CLARK v. JOSLIN DRY GOODS COMPANY. No. 17,019.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided October 5, 1953. Rehearing denied October 26, 1953. An action for damages for personal injuries resulting when plaintiff slipped and fell on a wet sidewalk. Judgment of dismissal. Affirmed. 1. APPEAL AND ERROR — Undisputed Evidence — Courts. “Where all […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Timothy Battle, Defendant-Appellant. No. 83CA0967Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided August 30, 1984. Rehearing Denied September 27, 1984. Certiorari Denied January 21, 1985. Appeal from the District Court of El Paso County Honorable Richard V. Hall, Judge Page 360 Duane Woodard, Attorney General, Charles B. Howe, Chief […]

Larry Edward LeMasters, Petitioner, v. The People of the State of Colorado, Respondent. No. 83SC120Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 5, 1984. Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals Berkley Rasband, P.C., for petitioner. Duane Woodard, Attorney General, Charles B. Howe, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Richard H. Forman, Solicitor General, John Milton Hutchins, Assistant Attorney […]

591 P.2d 577 Colorado Municipal League v. Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado; Commissioners Edwin R. Lundborg, Edythe S. Miller and Henry E. Zarlengo; and Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company, and Frances Allen; Administrator of General Services; Lou Bluestein; Metro-Denver Chapter, Colorado Motel Association; George Falconer Wilson; Regents of the University of […]

(281 P.2d 517) CLYDE W. MINNEAR v. EDNA M. MINNEAR. No. 17,495.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 21, 1955. Action to set aside a property settlement agreement as part of a divorce decree entered in the State of Florida. Petition dismissed. Affirmed. 1. PLEADINGS — Appearance. A motion to dismiss a petition to set aside […]

(493 P.2d 362) Loretta Delphine Davis v. Glenna Dene Cline and School District No. 11 in the County of El Paso and State of Colorado No. 24485Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided January 31, 1972. Action for personal injuries sustained when plaintiff’s automobile was allegedly forced off the highway by a school bus operated by defendant […]

(314 P.2d 691) RALPH W. BRENAMAN v. ALBERT W. WILLIS AS AL WILLIS SALES COMPANY, ET AL. No. 18,055.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided August 19, 1957. Action for damages for failure to deliver title to motor truck. The judgment was for plaintiff for less than the amount claimed and he brings error. Affirmed. 1. TRIAL […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Douglas G. Simmons, Defendant-Appellant. No. 96CA1011Colorado Court of Appeals. February 19, 1998 Rehearing Denied May 21, 1998 Certiorari Denied March 22, 1999 Appeal from the District Court of Arapahoe County, Honorable Claude W. Appel, Judge, No. 95CR953 JUDGMENT AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, AND CAUSE […]

(357 P.2d 76) CLAUDE FORREST COULTER, ET AL. v. KELLY B. ANDERSON, ET AL. No. 18,903.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided November 14, 1960. Action for specific performance of contract for purchase of ranch property. Judgment for plaintiffs. Affirmed. 1. VENDOR AND PURCHASER — Contract — Findings. Where a number of special items were omitted from […]

Nyree Ivy Majelia FRANCIS, through her mother and next friend, Marcia GOODRIDGE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Cory Lyn DAHL, Defendant-Appellee. No. 03CA0785.Colorado Court of Appeals. Division II. January 13, 2005. Appeal from the District Court, El Paso County, Kirk S. Samelson, J. Page 1172 Lloyd C. Kordick Associates, Lloyd C. Kordick, Colorado Springs, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellant Harris, […]

The Liquor and Beer Licensing Advisory Board of the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, the City Council of the City of Colorado Springs, and the City of Colorado Springs, Appellants, v. Cinco, Inc., a Colorado corporation, d/b/a The Candlelight Inn, Appellee. No. 86SA482Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 20, 1989. Appeal from District Court, El […]

First National Bank of Telluride, Petitioner, v. Terrence J. Fleisher, Respondent. No. 98SC634Supreme Court of Colorado. May 30, 2000 Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals. Page 707 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Page 708 Lynch Lynch LLC, Michael J. […]

Susan Langton, Petitioner, v. Rocky Mountain Health Care Corporation; Colorado Compensation Insurance Authority; and Industrial Claim Appeals Office, Respondents. No. 95CA1984Colorado Court of Appeals. November 7, 1996 Petition for Rehearing DENIED December 19, 1996 Certiorari Denied May 27, 1997 Review of Order from the Industrial Claim Appeals Office, of the State of Colorado, WC No. […]

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Renee W. Stein, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95CA0432Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided March 7, 1996 Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED October 15, 1996 Page 1155 Appeal from the District Court of Douglas County, Honorable Thomas J. Curry, Judge, No. 92CV249. JUDGMENT REVERSED AND CAUSE REMANDED WITH INSTRUCTIONS Levy […]

Sondra A. Holliday, Petitioner, v. The Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State of Colorado, Bestop, Inc., and Colorado Compensation Insurance Authority, Respondents. No. 98CA2199Colorado Court of Appeals. Division III August 19, 1999 Review of Order from the Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State of Colorado, WC No. 4-248-648 ORDER AFFIRMED Wilcox Ogden, P.C., […]

(367 P.2d 756) JAMES C. FERRARIS v. VICTOR H. CICCARELLI. No. 19,809.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided January 8, 1962. Action for damages resulting from automobile collision. Judgment for defendant. Affirmed. 1. AUTOMOBILES — Appeal and Error — Trial — Findings — Evidence — Sufficiency. Findings of trial court that plaintiff had failed to establish negligence […]

Central Allied Profit Sharing Trust and Capslo, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Warren L. Bailey, Jr.; Jordan Hochstadt; Bruce B. Paul; Key Investment Corp., a Colorado corporation; M.G. Management Corporation, a Colorado corporation, d/b/a The Kidds, Inc.,; Timothy J. Oliver; Peter R. Simonson; Stephen A. Lindsey; and Mammoth Gardens Limited Partnership, a Colorado limited partnership, Defendants-Appellees. No. […]

246 P.2d 624 FLANDERS v. ALLEN ET AL. No. 16,740.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided June 16, 1952. An action involving a municipal contract. Judgment of dismissal. Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed en banc without written opinion. Error to the District Court of Pueblo County, Hon. Harry Leddy, Judge. Mr. JOHN W. ELWELL, for plaintiff in error. […]

Public Service Company of Colorado, a Colorado corporation, Objector-Appellant, v. Blue River Irrigation Company, Applicant-Appellee, and City and County of Denver, acting by and through its Board of Water Commissioners, and Orlyn Bell, Division Engineer, Water Division No. 5, Objectors-Appellees. No. 91SA37Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided April 6, 1992. Opinion Modified, and as Modified Rehearing […]

207 P.2d 525 SCHNEIDER v. THE PEOPLE. No. 16,023.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided October 4, 1948. Second rehearing denied June 2, 1949. Plaintiff in error was convicted of murder of the first degree and sentenced to death. On second petition for rehearing. Rehearing Denied. 1. CRIMINAL LAW — Evidence — Confessions — Constitutional Law. In […]

(567 P.2d 383) Irwin Harold Kornfeld v. Perl Mack Liquors, Inc. No. C-986Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided August 2, 1977. Application for retail liquor store license. District court judgment reversed the action of the Adams County Board of Commissioners which denied petitioner a license. The court of appeals 37 Colo. App. 483, 551 P.2d 219 […]

(501 P.2d 486) Mercantile Bank Trust Co. v. James M. Hunter No. 71-382Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided August 9, 1972. Rehearing denied August 29, 1972. Action to recover on check that was dishonored by payor bank subsequent to its being deposited with plaintiff by its payee. From summary judgment for depositary bank, payee appealed. Affirmed […]

In re the Estate of Lucy G. Heckman, a/k/a Lucy F. Heckman, Deceased. Marjorie R. Heckman, as personal representative; Marjorie R. Heckman, individually; Amy E. Titcombe; and Roxanne L. Desrochers, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. J.C. Penney Life Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellee. No. 00CA2225Colorado Court of Appeals. November 23, 2001 Page 1229 Montezuma County District Court No. 00CV0042; Honorable […]

Taylor WYCOFF, Plaintiff-Appellant, and American Medical Security Life Insurance Company, a Wisconsin insurance company, Intervenor-Appellant, v. SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO, a Colorado non-profit corporation, Defendant-Appellee. Nos. 09CA1034, 09CA1065.Colorado Court of Appeals. December 9, 2010. Rehearing Denied January 6, 2011. Appeal from the District Court, Boulder County, M. Gwyneth Whalen, J. Page 1259 Wilcox […]

14 P.2d 1081 YELLOW CAB COMPANY v. HODGSON ET AL. No. 12,677.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided October 3, 1932. Action for damages for personal injuries resulting from an automobile collision. Judgment for plaintiff. Reversed. 1. NEGLIGENCE — Res Ipsa Loquitur. The doctrine of res ipsa loquitur discussed, defined and elucidated with particular reference to an […]

Dan Barnett, Plaintiff-Appellant and Cross-Appellee v. Denver Publishing Company, Inc., d/b/a Denver Rocky Mountain News, Defendant-Appellee and Cross-Appellant. No. 00CA0642Colorado Court of Appeals. April 26, 2001 Rehearing Denied August 16, 2001 Certiorari Denied December 17, 2001 Arapahoe County District Court No. 99CV0391, Honorable Timothy L. Fasing, Judge JUDGMENT AFFIRMED, ORDER REVERSED AND CAUSE REMANDED WITH […]

123 P.2d 412 WOLF v. HALLENBECK. No. 14,893.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided January 26, 1942. Rehearing denied March 9, 1942. Action to remove cloud from title to city lots. Judgment for plaintiff. Reversed. 1. STATUTES — Construction. In interpreting legislative acts, it is necessary that their various sections be harmoniously construed. 2. LIMITATION OF ACTIONS […]

(543 P.2d 722) Grant and Katherine Lewis v. The People of the State of Colorado in the Interest of the Following Children: C.K.L., R.F.L., M.J.L., B.L.L., L.S.L., W.L., and C.L. No. C-597Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided December 1, 1975. Rehearing denied December 22, 1975. Dependency proceeding wherein children were found to be dependent and neglected […]

Edward J. Mattas v. The People of the State of Colorado The People of the State of Colorado v. Edward J. Mattas No. 80SC143 80SA192Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 22, 1982. Opinion modified and as modified rehearing denied May 24, 1982. No. 80SC143 Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals No. 80SA192 Appeal from […]

(535 P.2d 210) The People of the State of Colorado v. Thomas W. Loger No. 25817Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided April 28, 1975. Rehearing denied May 19, 1975 Defendant was convicted of first-degree murder and appealed. Reversed 1. INSTRUCTIONS, CRIMINAL — Manslaughter — Last Sentence — Involuntary Killing — Murder — Confusing — Reversible Error. […]

(559 P.2d 230) The People of the State of Colorado v. William Eugene Odneal No. 26889Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided January 31, 1977. Defendant was convicted for attempted receipt of stolen property and appealed. Reversed 1. CRIMINAL EVIDENCE — Tape Recording — Poor Quality — Attempted Receipt of Stolen Property — Admission — Error. In […]

In the Interest of J.E.S., Child-Appellant, and Concerning E.S. and D.S., Respondent Parents, Upon the Petition of School District No. 11, by Jake Garcia, an Attendance Officer thereof, Petitioner-Appellee. No. 90SA357Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided September 16, 1991. Appeal from the District Court, El Paso County Honorable D. Richard Toth, Judge. J. Steven Butler, for […]

J.P., Petitioner, v. DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR THE 2ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF DENVER, and THE HONORABLE CONNIE L. PETERSON, One of the Judges Thereof, Respondents. No. 94SA54Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided May 2, 1994. Rehearing Denied June 6, 1994. Original Proceeding RULE MADE ABSOLUTE Page 746 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE […]

(255 P.2d 384) O’BRIEN v. CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER. No. 16,600.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 9, 1953. Rehearing denied March 24, 1953. Action by a municipal corporation against defendant for the alleged violation of a city ordinance. Judgment for plaintiff. PER CURIAM. Judgment affirmed en banc without written opinion. Error to the County […]

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Angelo BENZOR, Defendant-Appellant. No. 02CA2354.Colorado Court of Appeals. Division A. July 1, 2004. Certiorari Denied October 25, 2004.[*] [*] Justice HOBBS does not participate. Appeal from the Weld County District Court, No. 01CR698, Jonathan W. Hays, J. Page 543 Ken Salazar, Attorney General, John T. Bryan, […]

(533 P.2d 45) The Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado; and the State Department of Highways, Division of Highways, State of Colorado v. HAD Enterprises, Inc., a Colorado corporation and Hubert N. Peterson, as Treasurer of Eagle County, Colorado No. 73-257Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided December 24, 1974. Rehearing […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lauren Watson, Defendant-Appellant. No. 81CA0878Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided March 31, 1983. Rehearing Denied April 28, 1983. Certiorari Denied September 26, 1983. Appeal from the District Court of the City and County of Denver Honorable Leonard P. Plank, Judge J.D. MacFarlane, Attorney General, Charles B. Howe, […]

Support, Inc. and Colorado Compensation Insurance Authority, Petitioners and Cross-Appellees, v. The Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State of Colorado; Department of Labor Employment, Division of Workers’ Compensation-Intervenor; Mary Ann Whiteside, Director, Division of Workers’ Compensation-Intervenor, Respondents, and Charlene M. Wolford, Respondent and Cross-Appellant. No. 98CA0337Colorado Court of Appeals. October 29, 1998 Review of […]

THERMO DEVELOPMENT, INC. and Thermo Development Two, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CENTRAL MASONRY CORPORATION, a Colorado corporation, and High Country Plastering, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. No. 07CA1190.Colorado Court of Appeals. September 18, 2008. Appeal from the District Court, City and County of Denver, John N. McMullen, J. Gelman Norberg, LLC, Douglas Norberg, Mary Ellen Rayment, Greenwood Village, Colorado, […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Gary Koverman Defendant-Appellee. No. 01SA210Supreme Court of Colorado. January 14, 2002 Interlocutory Appeal from District Court Montrose County, Case No. 00CR71 Honorable J. Steven Patrick, Judge. ORDER REVERSED AND CASE REMANDED No. 01SA210, People v. Koverman Constitutional Law — Fifth AmendmentRight Against Self-Incrimination — Threat of […]

(267 P.2d 1115) LAMME ET AL. v. ORTEGA. No. 17,121.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 1, 1954. Rehearing denied March 29, 1954. An action against physicians and surgeons for damages to plaintiff alleged to have resulted from failure of defendants to exercise ordinary skill and care or that they “negligently and carelessly injured plaintiff by […]

Spencer Cronk, Albert Girardi, and David Wilson, Plaintiffs-Appellants and Cross-Appellees, v. Intermountain Rural Electric Association, a Colorado corporation; and Stanley Lewandowski, Jr., individually, Defendants-Appellees and Cross-Appellants. No. 86CA0039Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided July 21, 1988. Rehearing Denied September 8, 1988. Certiorari Denied November 28, 1988 (88SC473). Appeal from the District Court of the City and […]

52 P.2d 399 VANATTA v. McFERSON, BANK COMMISSIONER ET AL. No. 13,594.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided November 18, 1935. Suit involving funds in the hands of the state bank commissioner. Judgment of dismissal as to plaintiff in error. Affirmed in Part. Reversed in Part. 1. INTERPLEADER — Conflicting Claims. When it is determined that a […]

Taylor Richardson, by and through her next best friend, Amy Richardson, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rachael Starks and Denver Public Schools, Defendants-Appellants. No. 00CA1583Colorado Court of Appeals. July 19, 2001 Certiorari Denied November 19, 2001 City and County of Denver District Court No. 99CV7769, Honorable Paul A. Markson, Jr., Judge. APPEAL DISMISSED IN PART, ORDER REVERSED IN […]

Johnene L. FOSTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Timothy J. REDD, DC, and Redd Chiropractic, a/k/a Dr. Redd’s Chiropractic Center, Defendants-Appellees. No. 04CA1963.Colorado Court of Appeals. December 1, 2005. Appeal from the District Court, Montrose County, John Mitchel, J. Page 317 Griff, Larson, Laiche Brennan, Luke A. Brennan, Grand Junction, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellant. James R. Alvillar Associates, James […]

(614 P.2d 367) The People of the State of Colorado v. James Heintze No. 80SA243Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided July 14, 1980. Interlocutory appeal in which the People challenge a ruling of the district court suppressing a three and one-half hour tape recorded statement taken from the defendant and the People appealed. Reversed and Remanded […]

(566 P.2d 340) The Board of County Commissioners, of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado, a body politic and corporate v. The City and County of Denver, State of Colorado, a municipal corporation; the City Council of the City and County of Denver, State of Colorado; and the Board of County Commissioners of the […]

The People of the State of Colorado ex rel. Sylvester Lee Garrison v. Richard D. Lamm, Governor of the State of Colorado No. 79CA0960Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided September 4, 1980. Rehearing denied October 2, 1980. Certiorari denied December 22, 1980. Appeal from the District Court of the City and County of Denver, Honorable Clifton […]

Gary Wilson, Claimant in the death of Dean Booth Wilson, Petitioner, v. Jim Snyder Drilling, State Compensation Insurance Fund, Division of Labor, and the Industrial Commission of the State of Colorado, Respondents. No. 86SC325Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided December 14, 1987. Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals Richard T. Goold, for Petitioner. Russell A. […]

Clark DeWITT, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TARA WOODS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Minnesota limited partnership, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06CA2006.Colorado Court of Appeals. October 16, 2008. Rehearing Denied January 22, 2009. Certiorari Denied August 17, 2009. Appeal from the District Court, City and County of Denver, John N. McMullen, J. Wilcox Ogden, P.C., Ralph Ogden, Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Overturf, […]

D B Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Design Drywall Specialties and Darrell Dinkel, Petitioners-Appellants, v. Commissioner of Insurance, Respondent-Appellee. No. 95CA1907Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided May 30, 1996 Appeal from the Colorado Division of Insurance, No. 96008. ORDER AFFIRMED Page 936 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE […]

Edwin J. Blecker, Petitioner, v. David L. Kofoed and Eugene F. Costello (By Virtue of Foreclosure of Attorneys’ Lien), Respondents. No. 82SC74Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided November 29, 1983. Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals Kelly, Haglund, Garnsey Kahn, Norman D. Haglund, for petitioner. David L. Kofoed, Eugene F. Costello, for respondents. Cooper Kelley, […]

Isaac N. Kinchen and The State Personnel Board, Complainants-Appellees, v. The Department of Institutions, Division for Developmental Disabilities, Wheat Ridge Regional Center, Respondent-Appellant. No. 92CA0350Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided April 22, 1993. Certiorari pending 07/13/93 (93SC414). Opinion Modified, and as Modified Rehearing Denied June 3, 1993. Page 9 Appeal from the State Personnel Board Vonda […]

Christian GILBERT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Arthur JULIAN, Assistant Chief Hearing Officer; Andrew Stone, Hearing Officer; and Roxy Huber, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles, Defendants-Appellees. No. 09CA0020.Colorado Court of Appeals. October 1, 2009. Rehearing Denied November 19, 2009. Appeal from the efferson County District Court, Dennis Hall, J. Page 1219 […]

In re the Marriage of: Daniel P. Berry, Appellant, and Debra V. Berry, Appellee. No. 82CA0447Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided January 27, 1983. Appeal from the District Court of Arapahoe County Honorable George B. Lee, Jr., Judge. Gehler and Cohen, Ronald Cohen for appellant. Steven L. Fisher, for appellee. Division I. Opinion by CHIEF JUDGE […]

(417 P.2d 506) Alfred L. Capra, Manager of Safety and Excise of the City and County of Denver, State of Colorado v. Esther Feld. No. 22301.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided August 22, 1966. From a judgment overruling the decision of the Manager of Safety and directing the issuance of a liquor license, the Manager brings […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Complainant, v. Maurice R. Franks, Attorney-Respondent. No. 89SA501Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided May 14, 1990. Original Proceeding in Discipline Linda Donnelly, Disciplinary Counsel, George S. Meyer, Deputy Disciplinary Counsel, for Complainant. Respondent not appearing. EN BANC PER CURIAM. [1] The respondent, Maurice R. Franks, failed to appear and […]

(575 P.2d 847) William S. Sunshine and Blanche Z. Sunshine v. M. R. Mansfield Realty, Inc., a Colorado corporation No. C-1159Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 6, 1978. Rehearing denied March 27, 1978. Action by real estate broker against landowners seeking recovery of a commission. The district court entered judgment in favor of defendants, and […]

109 P.2d 909 SMITH v. HENSLEY. No. 14,773.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided January 6, 1941. Rehearing denied February 3, 1941. An action for damages for malicious prosecution. Plaintiff prevailed. Judgment affirmed in department without written opinion, Mr. Chief Justice Hilliard, Mr. Justice Young, Mr. Justice Otto Bock and Mr. Justice Burke participating. Error to the […]

General Insurance Company of America, Safeco Insurance Company of America, Washington corporations; and Mountain States Investment Builders; Gene A. Becker, Individually and as a partner in and d/b/a Mountain States Investment Builders, a partnership; Dick N. Richards, Individually and as a partner in and d/b/a Mountain States Investment Builders, a partnership; and Clyde Skeen, Individually […]

251 P.2d 1078 IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF CEDILLO v. THE PEOPLE No. 16,957.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided December 15, 1952. Rehearing denied January 5, 1953. On petition for a writ of habeas corpus for the release of a prisoner from the state penitentiary. Writ denied. PER CURIAM. Judgment affirmed en banc without […]

(586 P.2d 6) The People of the State of Colorado v. Eugene Velarde No. 27999Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided September 5, 1978. Rehearing denied September 25, 1978. Defendant was convicted of aggravated robbery and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery and appealed. Affirmed 1. CRIMINAL EVIDENCE — Past Recollection Recorded — Exception — Hearsay Rule — […]

The Town of Breckenridge v. The City and County of Denver, acting by and through its Board of Water Commissioners No. 79SA132Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided December 15, 1980. Appeal from the District Court of Water Division No. 5, Honorable George E. Lohr, Judge. Page 1049 Steven M. Hannon, for plaintiff-appellant. Wayne D. Williams, Michael […]

Ruby Bohl, Appellant, v. Walsh School District No. R-1, and the Board of Education of Walsh School District R-1, Appellees. No. 86CA0656Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided June 1, 1989. Rehearing Denied June 29, 1989. Certiorari Granted January 16, 1990 (89SC416) (See 790 P.2d 311) Certiorari granted on the following issues: Whether the termination of a […]

(354 P.2d 505) ELIZABETH L. OSWALD, ADMINISTRATRIX, ETC. v. CLYDE S. DAWN, ET AL. No. 18,848.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided August 2, 1960. Action by administratrix of deceased partner for accounting of partnership funds. From the judgment entered the plaintiff brings error. Reversed. 1. PARTNERSHIP — Accounting — Reference — Hearing — Report. Where referee […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Earl S. Black, Defendant-Appellant. No. 84CA0441Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided January 23, 1986. Rehearing Denied March 13, 1986. Certiorari Denied September 8, 1986 (86SC127). Appeal from the District Court of the City and County of Denver Honorable Robert P. Fullerton, Judge Duane Woodard, Attorney General, Charles […]

(615 P.2d 69) Rocky Mountain Association of Credit Management, Assignee, Colorado Doorways, A division of Transit Mix Concrete, Modern Fixture Company, and Royal Custom Wood Crafts, Inc., a Colorado corporation v. T. Holman Marshall, d/b/a H. T. Marshall Builders, and Central National Insurance Company of Omaha No. 79CA1110Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided July 10, 1980. […]

(499 P.2d 606) William Clarence Martin v. The People of the State of Colorado No. 24667Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided July 31, 1972. Defendant was convicted of attempted theft and brought error. Reversed 1. THEFT — Fraud and Deceit — Attempt — Negative. In prosecution for Page 238 attempted theft, where record reflects that both […]

The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of J.H., A Child, Upon the Petition of Department of Social Services, Petitioner-Appellant, And Concerning J.H. and M.H., Respondents-Appellees. No. 88CA0297Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided January 19, 1989. Rehearing Denied February 16, 1989. Certiorari Denied August 21, 1989 (89SC140) (786 P.2d 411). Appeal from the […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Petitioner-Appellant, In the Interest of J.L.L., a Child, And Concerning: A.L., Respondent-Appellee. No. 86CA0833Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided July 30, 1987. Page 350 Appeal from the District Court of Adams County Honorable Richard M. Borchers, Judge Rebecca Parker, Assistant County Attorney, for Petitioner-Appellant. Law Offices of Reese Miller, […]

(581 P.2d 746) Maria A. Bachicha v. Municipal Court of the City of Thornton and the Honorable Judge Hartley, one of the Judges thereof No. 77-901Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided June 29, 1978. In C.R.C.P. 106 proceeding, district court ordered that two municipal court prosecutions against plaintiff be dismissed for failure to comply with the […]

(502 P.2d 945) 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; and Colorado Municipal League No. 25455Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided October 30, 1972. Rehearing denied November 27, 1972. Appeal by telephone […]