Category: Colorado Court Opinions

(295 P.2d 229) JULIAN PANDO v. AVUNDO JASPER. No. 17,771.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 26, 1956. Action by passenger against motorist for damages for personal injuries resulting from automobile accident. Judgment for defendant. Reversed and Remanded. 1. PLEADING — Withdrawal of Defense — Limiting Issues. Where several affirmative defenses are pleaded, the defendant may […]

(347 P.2d 495) THE DENVER AND RIO GRANDE WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY v. THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, ET AL. No. 19,274.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided December 7, 1959. Original proceeding to compel district court to require plaintiff to answer interrogatories. Petition Dismissed. 1. PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — Interrogatories — Review. […]

M.L. Johnson, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Colorado State Board of Agriculture and Colorado State University, Defendants-Appellees. No. 99CA2230Colorado Court of Appeals. November 9, 2000 Appeal from the District Court of Larimer CountyHonorable John-David Sullivan, Judge, No. 98CV1031. JUDGMENT AFFIRMED Page 310 Randall R. Meyers, Fort Collins, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellant Ken Salazar, Attorney General, Christine M. Arguello, Assistant […]

Shirley Ridgeway, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kiowa School District C-2; The Board of Education C-2; Gary Maul, Robert Gower, David Orth and Dan Lovitt; in their capacities as members of the Board of Education and individually; and Elmer P. Yaden, individually and in his capacity as Superintendent of School of Kiowa School District C-2, Defendants-Appellees. No. 88CA1342Colorado […]

Home Shopping Club, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roberts Broadcasting Company of Denver, Licensee of Television Station KTVJ, Channel 14, Boulder, Colorado, Defendant-Appellant. No. 96CA1960Colorado Court of Appeals. April 30, 1998 Opinion Modified, and as Modified Petition for Rehearing DENIED July 9, 1998 Appeal from the District Court of the City and County of Denver, Honorable Federico […]

(369 P.2d 438) COLORADO SOUTHERN PETROLEUM CORPORATION v. EWEL H. STONE. No. 19,710.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 5, 1962. Action by corporation to establish trust in interest in oil and gas leases. Judgment for defendant. Affirmed. 1. OIL AND GAS — Corporations — Leases — Assignment — Consideration. Findings of trial court that plaintiff’s […]

City Of Colorado Springs, a Colorado municipal corporation; and the City Of Colorado Springs Planning Commission; and the City Council Of The City Of Colorado Springs, Petitioners, v. Securcare Self Storage, Inc., a Colorado corporation, and Amoco Oil Company, a Maryland corporation, Respondents. No. 99SC200Supreme Court of Colorado. September 18, 2000 Certiorari to the Colorado […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Complainant, v. Gordan H. Groland, Attorney-Respondent. No. 95SA350Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided November 28, 1995 Original Proceeding in Discipline ATTORNEY SUSPENDED Linda Donnelly, Disciplinary Counsel, James C. Coyle, Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Complainant. Gordon H. Groland, Pro Se, Gainesville, Florida. EN BANC PER CURIAM [1] […]

Loctite Corporation, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, W.J. Ruscoe Company, General Electric Company, and Dexter Corporation, Petitioners, v. District Court in and for the City and County of Denver, State of Colorado, and the Honorable Gilbert A. Alexander, District Judge, Respondents. No. 85SA401Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided May 12, 1986. Original Proceeding Cooper Kelly, P.C., […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Petitioner-Appellee, In the Interest of: M.M., a Child, And concerning: C.M., Respondent-Appellant. No. 85SA277Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided October 20, 1986. Appeal from District Court, Arapahoe County Honorable Joyce S. Steinhardt, Judge Page 1109 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE […]

(347 P.2d 772) MATT C. JAHN, ET AL. v. PARK HILL REALTY CO. No. 18,441.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided December 21, 1959. Action by real estate broker to recover commission on sale of real property. Judgment for plaintiff. Affirmed. 1. BROKERS — Exclusive Agency — Extension — Husband and Wife — Ratification. In an action […]

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Anthony G. PRESCOTT, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05CA1380.Colorado Court of Appeals. August 7, 2008. Rehearing Denied September 18, 2008. Appeal from the District Court, Douglas County, Thomas J. Curry, J. Page 417 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE […]

Marta Lampton, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. United Services Automobile Association, Defendant-Appellee. No. 90CA1553Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided January 16, 1992. Rehearing Denied February 27, 1992. Certiorari Denied September 14, 1992 (92SC194). Appeal from the District Court of El Paso County Honorable Matt M. Railey, Judge. Page 533 Cucullu Pring, Michael D. Cucullu, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Bennett and Hollaway, […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Petitioner-Appellee, In the Interest of PDS, Child, And Concerning, JS (Mother), Respondent-Appellant, and DS (Father), Respondent. No. 82CA1249Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided July 14, 1983. Appeal from the District Court of Fremont County, Honorable John A. Anderson, Judge. Fredrickson, Johnson and McDermott, P.C., Warren T. Marshall, for petitioner-appellee. […]

People of the State of Colorado, Petitioner, v. Robert Swain, Respondent. No. 97SC16Supreme Court of Colorado. May 26, 1998 Certiorari to the District Court, La Plata County, Honorable Timothy A. Patalan, Judge JUDGMENT REVERSED AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS Sarah F. Law, District Attorney, Sixth Judicial District, Paul J. Schmidt, Deputy District Attorney, Durango, Colorado, […]

Frank J. Robbolino, Petitioner, v. Fischer-White Contractors; State Compensation Insurance Fund; The Industrial Commission of the State of Colorado; and Director, Department of Labor and Employment, Division of Labor, State of Colorado, Respondents. No. 86CA0727Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided April 23, 1987. Review of Order from the Industrial Commission of the State of Colorado Norton […]

(486 P.2d 432) A. Matthew Buder, Jr. v. William Wencel Reynolds and Jane Reynolds No. 24199Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided June 1, 1971 Writ of error brought by natural father of child to review trial court’s ruling terminating his rights over the child and decreeing the child eligible for adoption by stepparent. Affirmed. 1. APPEAL […]

(348 P.2d 957) NICK RUEDA v. PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO. No. 18,757.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided February 1, 1960. Defendant was convicted of burglary and brings error. Affirmed. 1. CRIMINAL LAW — Appeal and Error — Motions for New Trial — Matters Considered. Where matters assigned as error in the Supreme Court were […]

Harald Hellman, Petitioner, v. William E. Rhodes, Honorable Judge of the District Court of the County of El Paso, State of Colorado, Division 4, Respondent. No. 87SA142Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided September 8, 1987. Original Proceeding Petitioner appearing Pro Se. Barney Iuppa, District Attorney, Jeanne S. Bennett, Chief Deputy District Attorney, for Respondent. EN BANC […]

(610 P.2d 496) The People of the State of Colorado v. Raymond L. Walker No. 79SC133Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided May 12, 1980. Respondent motorist was convicted in the municipal court of the offense of driving 66 miles per hour in a 35-mile-per-hour zone. On appeal to the district court the judgment was reversed on […]

Equitex, Inc. and Henry Fong, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Bertrand T. Ungar, Defendant-Appellant. No. 01CA1253.Colorado Court of Appeals. Division III July 5, 2002. Rehearing Denied August 22, 2002. Certiorari Denied January 13, 2003[*] [*] Justice KOURLIS would grant as to the following issues: Whether the court of appeals erred in determining that the verdict from a related […]

(387 P.2d 272) CHARLES E. CORLISS v. CITY OF WESTMINSTER. No. 20,426.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided December 2, 1963. Rehearing denied December 23, 1963. Declaratory judgment action to test validity of city ordinance. Judgment for defendant. Reversed. 1. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS — Ordinance — Constitutionality — Declaratory Judgment. A declaratory judgment action is improper to test […]

565 P.2d 550 The People of the State of Colorado v. Paul Lloyd McFarland No. 27510Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 21, 1977. After defendant was found not guilty of first-degree murder in 1975, district attorney appealed alleged errors of law, under section 16-12-102, C.R.S. 1973, to the court of appeals. The supreme court accepted […]

Dorothy Pennington, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sears, Roebuck Company, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93CA1175Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided June 30, 1994 Appeal from the District Court of Adams County Honorable John J. Vigil, Judge No. 92CV664 JUDGMENT REVERSED AND CAUSE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS Page 153 Irwin Boesen, P.C., Brad R. Irwin, Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellee Anstine and Hill, Ronald […]

209 P.2d 754 BERMAN v. CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER ET AL. No. 16,197.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided June 23, 1949. Rehearing denied August 29, 1949. An action involving the validity of a municipal ordinance authorizing an increase in fares to be charged by a streetcar company. Judgment of dismissal. Reversed. 1. WORDS AND PHRASES […]

(592 P.2d 1347) Firooz Eftekhar-Zadeh v. The Honorable James F. Lusero, Judge of the Municipal Court, City of Longmont, County of Boulder, Colorado No. 78-837Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided December 28, 1978. Rehearing denied January 18, 1979. Certiorari denied April 9, 1979. Arguing that petty theft statute had preempted municipal shoplifting ordinance, plaintiff sought writ […]

Michael Enright, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. City of Colorado Springs, a municipal corporation, and Harding Glass Industries, a Missouri corporation, d/b/a Harding Glass Company, Defendants-Appellants. No. 83CA0197Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided October 31, 1985. Opinion Modified and As Modified. Rehearing Denied January 23, 1986. Appeal from the District Court of El Paso County Honorable Robert M. Elliott, […]

Robert Lee Orr, Petitioner, v. The People of the State of Colorado, Respondent. No. 89SC436Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided December 24, 1990. Rehearing Denied January 28, 1991. Certiorari to the District Court of Adams County. Page 510 Miller, Hale Harrison, David B. Harrison, for Petitioner. James F. Smith, District Attorney, Michael J. Milne, Deputy District […]

(362 P.2d 1048) COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, ET AL. v. NATIONAL TEA CO. No. 19,715.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided June 19, 1961. Rehearing denied July 10, 1961. From a judgment rendered on a purported appeal from judgment of county court sustaining denial of beverage license, the city council brings error. Reversed. 1. APPEAL […]

(587 P.2d 799) Philip N. Wright and Marvin Spector, Trustee for an on behalf of the Joan T. Wright Trust v. Bayly Corp., a Delaware corporation No. 77-830Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided September 14, 1978. Rehearing denied October 12, 1978. In action alleging corporation had either negligently or in breach of its fiduciary duty failed […]

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Complainant, v. Timothy Jensen TUTHILL, Respondent. No. 06PDJ072.Office of the Presiding Disciplinary Judge of the Supreme Court of Colorado. Court of Colorado. March 14, 2007. Attorney Regulation. Following a sanctions hearing, the Presiding Disciplinary Judge suspended Timothy Jensen Tuthill (Attorney Registration No. 19014) from the practice of law […]

(481 P.2d 417) Ernest Leyba v. The People of the State of Colorado. No. 23338Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 1, 1971. Defendant was convicted of robbery and brought error. Affirmed 1. INDICTMENT AND INFORMATION — Robbery — Contention — Dual Charge — Violation — Assault Plus Robbery — Lack of Merit — Description. Where […]

Juan B. Gonzalez, Zoa Gonzalez, and Juan B. Gonzalez, DDS, MS, P.C., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Fred Yancey, Chun Yancey, Yancey’s Liquors, Inc., a Colorado corporation, d/b/a Yancey’s Liquors, Defendants-Appellees. No. 96CA1249Colorado Court of Appeals. May 15, 1997 Appeal from the District Court of El Paso County, Honorable Steven T. Pelican, Judge, No. 94CV1060 JUDGMENT AFFIRMED Law […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Theodore James Cook, Defendant-Appellant. No. 84CA0834Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided May 8, 1986. Rehearing Denied June 12, 1986. Appeal from the District Court of Mesa County Honorable Charles A. Buss, Judge Page 433 Duane Woodard, Attorney General, Charles B. Howe, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Richard H. […]

(369 P.2d 424) HARVEY H. HOUSTON, AS STATE INSPECTOR OF OILS, v. SYMINGTON WAYNE CORPORATION. No. 19,847.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided February 26, 1962. Rehearing denied March 19, 1962. Declaratory judgment action to determine legality of use of type of gasoline pump. Affirmed. 1. STATUTES — Construction — Intent — Rule. The intent of a […]

Thomas C. Bashor, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bache Halsey Stuart Shields, Inc., n/k/a Prudential-Bache Securities, a Delaware corporation; E.F. Hutton and Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation; and Lawrence Jaro, Defendants-Appellees. No. 86CA1528Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided September 22, 1988. Rehearing Denied January 19, 1989. Certiorari Denied 05/15/89 (89SC96). Page 579 Appeal from the District Court of the […]

Jayma Watson, Plaintiff-Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. Regional Transportation District, Defendant-Appellee and Cross-Appellant. No. 84CA0480Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided May 8, 1986. Rehearing Denied June 12, 1986. Certiorari Granted December 8, 1986 (86SC230). Certiorari granted on following issues: Whether the doctrine of imputed comparative negligence should be changed to eliminate or redefine the presumption of an […]

(537 P.2d 300) The State Highway Commission of Colorado, a body corporate, and The Board of County Commissioners of the County of Arapahoe v. Edward N. Haase, Chief Engineer of the Division of Highways of the State of Colorado No. 26867Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided June 19, 1975. Addendum filed and rehearing denied June 30, […]

49 P.2d 384 YOUNGBERG v. ORLANDO CANAL AND RESERVOIR COMPANY ET AL. No. 13,769.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided September 9, 1935. On motion to dismiss writ of error. Motion Denied. 1. APPEAL AND ERROR — Dismissal. On consideration of the record as presented, the contention of certain defendants in error that it was not lodged […]

35 P.2d 849 STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND ET AL. v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION ET AL. No. 13,541.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided July 16, 1934. Proceeding under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. Judgment for claimant. Affirmed. 1. WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION — Employee. A distributor of ice for an ice company held, under the disclosed facts, to be an employee […]

Jack M. Watso, Clark Gabriel, Michael Hannah, Sr., Irwin Zook, Edward T. Urias, Laura E. Dickerson, and Dennis C. Whitcomb, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Colorado Department of Social Services, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91SA456Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided November 23, 1992. Appeal from the District Court, City and County of Denver Honorable Herbert L. Stern, III, Judge Page 300 […]

(283 P.2d 643) EARNEST E. EADON, ET AL. v. O. W. HUSHER, CONSERVATOR, ETC. No. 17,372.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided May 9, 1955. Rehearing denied May 31, 1955. Action by conservator to rescind sale of property by mental incompetent. Judgment for plaintiff. Affirmed. 1. MENTAL INCOMPETENTS — Rescission — Proof. In an action by the […]

(262 P.2d 264) RUSS v. RUSS. No. 17,041.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided October 5, 1953. A proceeding to review an order of the district court in a divorce action that plaintiff in error pay hospital and medical bills incurred by his former wife for her son. Judgment Reversed. 1. DIVORCE AND ALIMONY — Medical and […]

(474 P.2d 794) Arthur G. Smith v. Kenneth L. Moore, Mallie M. Moore, Dora V. Burke Owen, and Dorothy G. Moore. No. 22590.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided August 31, 1970. Rehearing denied October 13, 1970. Action by plaintiff seeking a declaratory judgment as to his right to strip mine certain coal in mineral estate which […]

(349 P.2d 142) PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, EX REL. DUKE W. DUNBAR, ATTORNEY GENERAL v. PEOPLE EX REL. CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER. No. 18,538.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided January 25, 1960. Proceeding to determine right to unclaimed refunds of natural gas charges. Judgment for plaintiff. Affirmed. 1. ESCHEAT — Statute — Refund […]

(603 P.2d 944) The Alpert Corporation, a Colorado corporation v. State Department of Highways, State of Colorado No. 28426Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided December 10, 1979. Appeal by plaintiff corporation from a ruling of the district court directing plaintiff to remove its outdoor advertising device. Affirmed 1. HIGHWAYS — Outdoor Advertising — Permits. When, in […]

Farmers Group, Inc., a California corporation, Farmers Insurance Exchange, a California corporation, and Mid-Century Insurance Company, a California corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. R. Bruce Trimble, Defendant-Appellant. No. 81CA0851Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided August 26, 1982. Rehearing denied September 23, 1982. Certiorari granted January 17, 1983. Page 1371 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT […]

(364 P.2d 192) M. ERMA SHIRLEY v. JESSYE T. MERRITT, ET AL., AND D/B/A “HUNT FOR REAL ESTATE.” No. 19,299.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided July 24, 1961. Rehearing denied September 5, 1961. Action for damages resulting from alleged misrepresentation of value of business. Claiming the damages awarded to be inadequate, the plaintiff brings error. Reversed. […]

In re the Marriage of: Teresa Barnthouse, Appellee, and William Barnthouse, Appellant. No. 86CA0989 No. 86CA1452 No. 87CA0054Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided June 16, 1988. Rehearing Denied July 21, 1988. Certiorari Denied November 28, 1988 (88SC403). Appeal from the District Court of Arapahoe County Honorable Joyce S. Steinhardt, Judge Page 611 Sandra J. Pfaff, for […]

24 P.2d 756 FARMERS RESERVOIR AND IRRIGATION COMPANY v. TOWN OF LAFAYETTE ET AL. No. 12,896.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided August 2, 1933. Proceeding to change point of diversion of water. Decree granting the change on terms and conditions. Affirmed. 1. WATER RIGHTS — Change of Point of Diversion — Burden. In a proceeding to […]

City of Colorado Springs, a municipal corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. Timberlane Associates, a Colorado general partnership; Investment Builders Corporation, a Colorado corporation; John W. Dawson and Joseph M. Birdsell, individually, Defendants-Appellants and Cross-Appellees. No. 88CA0076Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided August 30, 1990. Rehearing Denied October 4, 1990. Certiorari Granted March 18, 1991 (90SC645). Certiorari […]

(311 P.2d 705) INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF COLORADO, ET AL. v. LONDON LANCASHIRE INDEMNITY COMPANY, ET AL. No. 18,169.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided May 27, 1957. Death claim under Workmen’s Compensation Act. From a judgment vacating an award the Industrial Commission and claimants bring error. Affirmed. 1. WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION — Injury — Risk External to Employment. […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Complainant, v. Gertrude A. Score, Attorney-Respondent. No. 87SA483Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided July 11, 1988. Original Proceeding in Discipline Linda Donnelly, Disciplinary Prosecutor, for Complainant. E. Michael Canges, for Respondent. EN BANC Page 1112 JUSTICE MULLARKEY delivered the Opinion of the Court. [1] In this attorney disciplinary case, […]

Dale L. Henry and Maria J. Henry, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Edward J. Grueff and Gisela Grueff, Defendants-Appellees. No. 84CA1242Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided April 17, 1986. Appeal from the District Court of Larimer County Honorable John-David Sullivan, Judge Hallberg Brown, V. Rodney Hallberg; Gross Reid, P.C., John E. Reid, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Hale, Smith Williams, Zachary G. […]

489 P.2d 356 B. K. Sweeney Company, a corporation v. McQuay-Norris Manufacturing Company, a corporation, and D. W. Onan Sons, Inc., a corporation No. 71-152 (Supreme Court No. 24414)Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided October 5, 1971. Plaintiff alleged explosion of natural gas compression station was caused by defendants’ negligence in manufacturing and supplying defective valve […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael George Lucero, Defendant-Appellant. No. 83CA0991Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided December 26, 1985. Rehearing Denied January 23, 1986. Certiorari Denied June 9, 1986 (86SC35). Appeal from the District Court of Jefferson County Honorable James D. Zimmerman, Judge Page 605 Duane Woodard, Attorney General, Charles B. Howe, […]

(362 P.2d 874) HARRY B. YOUNG v. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF LARIMER COUNTY, ET AL. No. 19,003.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided June 12, 1961. From a judgment affirming denial of a liquor license, the applicant brings error. Affirmed. 1. INTOXICATING LIQUOR — Petition — Neighborhood — Residents of Adjacent City. Where petitions favoring issuance […]

(293 P.2d 294) SAM WEINSTEIN, ET AL. v. FRANCIS F. BARNABE, ET AL. No. 17,652.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided February 14, 1956. Action for treble damages under the Money Lender’s Act. Judgment for plaintiffs. Affirmed. Error to the District Court of the City and County of Denver, Hon. Joseph J. Walsh, Judge. Mr. E. CLIFFORD […]

(512 P.2d 625) Frank Anaya, Jr. v. Industrial Commission of the State of Colorado and Floyd Noffsinger No. 26006Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided July 16, 1973. From denial by Industrial Commission of any award to claimant by reason of statute, C.R.S. 1963, 81-2-6(4), which exempts employers of farm and ranch labor from workmen’s compensation act, […]

35 P.2d 856 DAVIS ET AL. v. HURT. No. 12,942.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided July 9, 1934. Suit to restrain diversion of water from a ditch and for other relief. Decree for plaintiff. Reversed. 1. INJUNCTION — Water Rights — Appeal and Error. In a suit for injunction to restrain the diversion of ditch water […]

193 P.2d 716 HAHN v. PITTS. No. 15,703.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided May 3, 1948. An action to quiet title to real property and for possession. Provisional judgment for defendant. Affirmed. 1. QUIETING TITLE — Pleading — Estoppel. In an action to quiet title, a specification of error on review, “That the defendant was guilty […]

(392 P.2d 606) GWYNN H. ROBINSON, ET AL., v. THE STATE OF COLORADO, ET AL. No. 20238.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided May 18, 1964. Rehearing denied June 15, 1964. Proceeding to review a determination of the Director of Revenue disallowing certain claimed income tax deductions. The District Court sustained the director’s action. Affirmed. 1. TAXATION […]

El Paso County School District No. 11 and State Compensation Insurance Fund, Petitioners, v. Margaret C. Bunger and The Industrial Commission of the State of Colorado, Respondents. No. 85CA0511Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided December 12, 1985. Review of Order from the Industrial Commission of the State of Colorado Kathleen W. Robinson, for Petitioners. Gordon F. […]

The People of the State of Colorado v. Andrew David Roybal No. 79SA466Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided September 22, 1980. Appeal from the District Court of Jefferson County, Honorable Michael C. Villano, Judge. Page 801 Nolan L. Brown, District Attorney, John R. Barksdale, Deputy, for plaintiff-appellant. J. Gregory Walta, State Public Defender, Thomas M. Van […]

LaShawn Harris, Petitioner and Cross-Respondent, v. The People of the State of Colorado, Respondent and Cross-Petitioner. No. 93SC155Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided January 17, 1995. Petition for Rehearing DENIED. February 6, 1995. Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals JUDGMENT AFFIRMED IN PART AND REVERSED IN PART, AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS. Page 260 [EDITORS’ […]

36 P.2d 156 FROID v. KNOWLES. No. 12,803.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided April 30, 1934. Rehearing denied July 2, 1934. Action against a Physician and surgeon for alleged malpractice. General demurrer to plaintiff’s replication sustained and action dismissed. Reversed. 1. PLEADING — Answer — Conclusions. In an action against a physician for malpractice, allegation in […]

15 P.2d 713 CUNNINGHAM ET AL. v. SNELLING ET AL. No. 12,628.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided October 24, 1932. Controversy over ownership of funds derived from sale of a gasoline filing station. Judgment of dismissal. Affirmed. 1. APPEAL AND ERROR — Assignments. Assignments of error not in accordance with Supreme Court rule 32 are not […]

Colorado Department of Institutions, Division of Youth Services, State of Colorado, Petitioner, v. The Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State of Colorado, and Annikki Hakala, Respondents. No. 89CA0845Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided August 24, 1989. Review of Order from the Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State of Colorado Lavinder Cairns, P.C., David L. […]

The People of the State of Colorado v. Douglas E. Woodward No. 80CA0374Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided June 18, 1981. Appeal from the District Court of El Paso County, Honorable Richard V. Hall, Judge. Page 1189 J. D. MacFarlane, Attorney General, Richard F. Hennessey, Deputy Attorney General, Mary J. Mullarkey, Assistant Attorney General, Morgan Rumler, […]

(564 P.2d 422) Richard Henry Rance, and John H. Bisbee v. The County Court in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado and the Honorable Leonard L. Beal, one of the Judges thereof No. 27354Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided May 23, 1977. The matter concerning both defendants involves the same speedy trial issue, […]

(485 P.2d 513) George D. Kirkham v. Hickerson Bros. Truck Co., a Kansas Corporation, and Imperial Casualty and Indemnity Company, a Nebraska corporation No. 70-386 (Supreme Court No. 23489)Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided March 23, 1971. Rehearing denied April 13, 1971. Certiorari denied June 14, 1971. Following payment of workmen’s compensation award, plaintiff instituted Page […]

Henry B. McLister, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Epstein Lawrence, P.C., n/k/a Epstein Molk, P.C., f/k/a Kripke, Epstein Lawrence, P.C.; James S. Miller; and Scott W. Lawrence, Defendants-Appellees. No. 95CA0679Colorado Court of Appeals. August 8, 1996 Petition for Rehearing DENIED September 5, 1996 Certiorari Denied March 31, 1997 Appeal from the District Court of the City and County […]

Philip A. Feigin, Securities Commissioner for the State of Colorado, Petitioner v. Alexa Group, Ltd.; James P. Dufficy; Eva F. Balassa; and Securities America, Inc., And Concerning Respondents: Charles Patterson, Patricia Patterson, Edward Seevers, and Tamera Seevers, Defendants. No. 99SC728Supreme Court of Colorado. March 5, 2001 Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals, Court of […]

Jerry L. Lee, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Great Empire Broadcasting, Inc., Defendant-Appellant. No. 88CA0107Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided March 10, 1988. Appeal from the District Court of the City and County of Denver Honorable Raymond Dean Jones, Judge Berenbaum Weinshienk, Peter R. Bornstein, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Montgomery, Little, Young, Campbell McGrew, P. C., Kevin J. Kuhn, Craig A. […]

51 P.2d 591 OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY v. COLORADO PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY. No. 13,505.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided November 4, 1935. Suit on bond. Judgment for plaintiff. Affirmed. 1. PRINCIPAL AND SURETY — Pleading — Bond — Application. Where a surety bond contained a provision that nothing in the application therefor “shall be read into […]

(280 P.2d 655) CELESTA JOHNSON HOLSCHER, AS ADMINISTRATRIX, ET AL. v. CHARLES N. FERRY. No. 17,421.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided February 28, 1955. Rehearing denied March 21, 1955. Action to rescind a contract. Decree for plaintiff: Reversed and Remanded. 1. ESTATES — Claims — Contract — Waiver. Filing a claim in the estate of a […]

46 P.2d 752 UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY ET AL. v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION ET AL. No. 13,681.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided June 3, 1935. Rehearing denied July 1, 1935. Proceeding under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. Judgment for claimant. Reversed. 1. WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION — Disability. “Disability,” as that term is used in the Workmen’s Compensation […]

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Complainant, v. DOUGLASS F. PRIMAVERA, Attorney-Respondent. Nos. 97SA18 97SA154Supreme Court of Colorado. July 28, 1997 Original Proceeding in Discipline ATTORNEY SUSPENDED Linda Donnelly, Disciplinary Counsel, John S. Gleason, Deputy Disciplinary Counsel, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Complainant. Douglass F. Primavera, Pro Se, Alamosa, Colorado. EN BANC PER CURIAM [1] […]

Alan J. Nazzaro, Petitioner, v. Industrial Commission of the State of Colorado, (Ex-Officio Unemployment Compensation Commission of Colorado), and Denver Regional Council of Governments, (Employer), Respondents. No. 82CA0734Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided April 14, 1983. Rehearing Denied June 9, 1983. Certiorari Denied September 26, 1983. Review of Order of the Industrial Commission of the State […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David J. White, Defendant-Appellant. No. 97CA0470Colorado Court of Appeals. September 17, 1998 Rehearing Denied October 26, 1998. Certiorari Denied October 29, 1998.[*] [*] Justice SCOTT does not participate. Appeal from the District Court of Adams County, Honorable Thomas R. Ensor, Judge, No. 91CR1750 ORDER AFFIRMED Page […]

(514 P.2d 309) Carl Robert Taylor v. District Court in and for the Tenth Judicial District and the Honorable Matt J. Kikel, Chief Judge thereof No. 26090Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided September 17, 1973. Original proceeding in the nature of prohibition to require the trial court to accept petitioner’s pleas of not guilty by reason […]

O. Wesley Box, d/b/a Le Mouton Business Park, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jerry L. Wickham, d/b/a Corporate Resources Management, Inc., Defendant-Appellant. No. 84CA0531Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided December 5, 1985. Appeal from the District Court of the City and County of Denver Honorable Clifton A. Flowers, Judge Page 416 Carpenter Klatskin, P.C., Janell Kinzie, Frederick B. Skillern, […]

(554 P.2d 698) William H. Peck and Carol Ann Isaac v. Evonne Mary Taylor and Cherry Creek School District #5 No. 75-796Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided July 1, 1976. Rehearing denied July 22, 1976. Certiorari denied September 20, 1976. In wrongful death action by surviving husband and daughter of deceased initiated more than one but […]

Subsequent Injury Fund, Petitioner, v. Daryl Grant; Associated Grocers of Colorado; State Compensation Insurance Authority; and the Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State of Colorado, Respondents. No. 89CA1428Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided September 13, 1990. Rehearing Denied October 25, 1990. Certiorari Granted June 24, 1991 (90SC685). Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED and the […]

(280 P.2d 439) HOCKNADEL v. BOSTRON. No. 17,422.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided February 21, 1955. An action for damages resulting from a motor-vehicle collision. Judgment of dismissal. Affirmed. Error to the District Court of Logan County, Hon. George C. Twombly, Judge. Mr. JOHN T. MALEY, for plaintiff in error. Messrs. SANDHOUSE SANDHOUSE, for defendant in […]

The People of the State of Colorado ex rel. Alexander M. Hunter, District Attorney, Twentieth Judicial District, State of Colorado v. The District Court in and for the Twentieth Judicial District, State of Colorado, and the Honorable Rex H. Scott, Chief Judge of the District Court in and for the Twentieth Judicial District, State of […]

R.A. Reither Construction, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Wheatland Rural Electric Association and Miner Miner Consulting Engineers, Inc., Jointly and Severally, Defendants-Appellees. No. 83CA0264Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided April 5, 1984. Appeal from the District Court of Weld County Honorable Robert A. Behrman, Judge Page 1343 Michael J. Kudla, for plaintiff-appellant. Thomas McCaffrey; Sherard, Sherard Johnson, D.N. […]

Paul Mailloux v. Robert W. Bradley and Susan C. Bradley No. 79CA0599Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided March 18, 1982. Appeal from the District Court of Larimer County, Honorable John A. Price, Judge. James E. Heiser, for plaintiff-appellee. Wood, Herzog, Osborn Bloom, P.C., Charles S. Bloom, for defendant-appellant. J. Conard Metcalf, for amicus curiae, Colorado Trial […]

(574 P.2d 75) In re the Marriage of: Anne P. Graham v. Dennis J. Graham No. C-1054Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided January 9, 1978. Rehearing denied February 21, 1978. This case presents the novel question of whether in a marriage dissolution proceeding a master’s degree in business administration (M.B.A.) constitutes marital property which is subject […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Fletcher L. Weems, Defendant-Appellant. No. 82CA0549Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided October 20, 1983. Rehearing Denied November 13, 1983. Appeal from the District Court of the City and County of Denver Honorable Warren O. Martin, Judge Duane Woodard, Attorney General, Charles B. Howe, Chief Deputy Attorney General, […]

(481 P.2d 125) Earle L. Reed v. Mary F. Reed No. 70-525 (Supreme Court No. 23754)Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided February 2, 1971. In property settlement agreement incorporated in divorce decree, defendant was ordered to make plaintiff the irrevocable beneficiary of a National Service Life Insurance policy. Defendant appealed. Reversed 1. DIVORCE — National Service […]

In the Matter of the Application for Water Rights of The Fort Lyon Canal Company and the State of Colorado, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife, in the Arkansas River, in Otero County. The Fort Lyon Canal Company; and State of Colorado, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife, Applicants-Appellants, v. Catlin Canal Company; […]