Category: Colorado Court Opinions

In re: Plaintiffs-Appellees: Ralph T. Leonard; Russell K. Myers; Paul E. Enzman; John R. Klaas; Michael E. Hogan; Ivan Roth; John R. Towner; Ronald Coffin; Alvin G. Larch; Paul R. Bishop; Ervin Rhoades; Henry Allen Prichard; Ralph Nelson; Darrell O. Porter; Larry Jacks; Leann Sandoval; Jennifer Clair; Merle W. Kiesel; Ryan Tarone; Cynthia Garcia; Yvonne […]

(420 P.2d 820) The People of the State of Colorado, v. George Carstensen. No. 22450.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided December 12, 1966. Writ of error brought on behalf of the People to review a judgment which dismissed a charge of burglary against defendant. Approved 1. BURGLARY — Apartment — Entry — Permission — Theft — […]

Keith D. Minto and Georgina L. Minto, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Bill Lambert, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92CA1393Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided October 7, 1993. Rehearing Denied November 12, 1993. Certiorari Denied April 4, 1994. Page 573 Appeal from the District Court of Larimer County Honorable William F. Dressel, Judge Page 574 Nelson, Reid Schwartz, Daniel W. Dean, for […]

(385 P.2d 669) MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY, ET AL., v. ALVIN L. KRAVIG, ET AL. No. 20,126.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided October 7, 1963. Rehearing denied November 4, 1963. From a judgment affirming an award of the Industrial Commission, the employer and insurer bring error. Reversed. 1. WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION — Award — Review — Procedure — […]

5 P.2d 872 CLAPP v. WILLIAMS ET AL. No. 12,310.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided November 23, 1931. On motion to dismiss writ of error. Writ Dismissed. 1. ABATEMENT AND REVIVAL — Statutes. Action by a carpenter against a labor union for damages alleged to have been occasioned by reason of his expulsion therefrom, held to […]

(470 P.2d 861) The Board of County Commissioners of the County of Dolores, State of Colorado; Richard C. Weber, as County Commissioner of the County of Dolores, State of Colorado, and as a member of the County Board of Equalization of Dolores County, State of Colorado; Myron L. Jones, as County Commissioner of Dolores County, […]

(606 P.2d 849) The People of the State of Colorado v. Frank Everly Maestas No. C-1767Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided February 4, 1980. Respondent was found guilty of first-degree perjury. The indictment charged him with having given materially false testimony before a grand jury. The court of appeals reversed the conviction and certiorari was granted. […]

C. S. Trosper, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. D. B. Wilkerson, Jr., individually, Thoroughbred Car Company, Thoroughbred Datsun Car Company, and Wilkerson Motor Company, Inc., Defendants-Appellants. No. 87CA0335Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided October 13, 1988. Appeal from the District Court of El Paso County Honorable William E. Rhodes, Judge Johnson and Stevenson, Robert W. Johnson, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Feder, […]

Hecla Mining Company, a Delaware corporation, Petitioner, v. New Hampshire Insurance Company and Industrial Indemnity Company, Respondents. No. 89SC646Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided May 13, 1991. Rehearing Denied June 10, 1991. Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals. Page 1084 Kelly, Haglund, Garnsey Kahn, Edwin S. Kahn; Williams, Trine, Greenstein Griffin, P.C., Jean E. Dubofsky, […]

78 P.2d 624 MILLER v. THE PEOPLE IN THE INTEREST OF VERNA EDWIN AND HELEN HENDRICKSON. No. 14,247.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided April 18, 1938. Plaintiff in error was found guilty of contributing to juvenile delinquency. Reversed. 1. APPEAL AND ERROR — Actions — Confession of Error — Judgment. Review in the Supreme Court by […]

(244 P.2d 1069) HOFF ET AL. v. ARMBRUSTER ET AL. No. 16,761.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 24, 1952. Rehearing denied May 19, 1952. A proceeding involving the distribution of the property of the estate of a deceased person. A motion to quash the service of summons was sustained by the trial court, as was […]

(490 P.2d 1298) Johnny Sandoval v. The People of the State of Colorado. No. 24368.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided November 29, 1971. Defendant was convicted of burglary and attempted theft and brought error. Affirmed. 1. JOYRIDING — Theft — Lesser Included Offense — Negative — Attempt. The crime of joyriding is not a lesser included […]

(376 P.2d 162) ROBERT E. HOLLAND v. THE AMERICAN FOUNDERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF DENVER. No. 19,582.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided November 5, 1962. Action by corporation against former director and secretary for damages. Judgment for plaintiff. Reversed. 1. CORPORATIONS — Officers — Acts — Liability. Directors of a corporation are not liable for their […]

Monfort, Inc., Petitioner, v. Victor L. Rangel and The Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State of Colorado, Respondents. No. 92CE0006Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided August 26, 1993. Page 123 Certiorari from the Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State of Colorado Hall Evans, Cindy Slevin, for Petitioner. Ozer Mullen, P.C., M. Scott Ash, for […]

(528 P.2d 222) Mary S. Urtado, widow of Joseph F. Urtado, Deceased; Joseph F. Urtado, Jr., and James F. Urtado, minor children of Joseph F. Urtado, Deceased, individually and by their mother and next friend, Mary S. Urtado; Jody A. Urtado and Susan K. Urtado, minor children of Joseph F. Urtado, Deceased, individually and by […]

In the Matter of the Estate of Derrell Albert Masden, a/k/a Bud Masden and Derrell A. Masden, Deceased. Carol L. Hamilton, Ronald Masden, Donald Masden, Masden Lake Fork Cove Association, Theresa Pierce, and Kenneth Pierce, Appellees, v. Lake Fork Cove Alliance, Inc., Appellant. No. 99CA2327Colorado Court of Appeals. March 29, 2001 Montrose County District Court […]

Timothy R. Schenck, Plaintiff, v. Minolta Office Systems, Inc., Victor J. Yosha, and Russell Rumley, Defendants, and Concerning Clifford L. Beem, Appellant, and The State of Colorado, Appellee. No. 92CA1524Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided October 21, 1993. Rehearing Denied November 26, 1993. Certiorari Denied May 2, 1994. Appeal from the District Court of Jefferson County […]

Dan Grossman, as Colorado House Minority Leader, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Doug Dean, as Speaker of the House, Colorado General Assembly; Lola Spradley, as Colorado House Majority Leader; Bill Cadman, as Colorado State Representative; Lauri Clapp, as Colorado State Representative; Bill Crane, as Colorado State Representative; David Schultheis, as Colorado State Representative; and William D. Sinclair, as […]

(358 P.2d 40) STELLA RIVERA AND TOBIAS RIVERA v. PEARL QUEREE. No. 19,163.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided December 19, 1960. Rehearing denied January 9, 1961. Action to establish right-to-way by adverse possession over portion of property adjoining alley way. Judgment for plaintiff. Affirmed. 1. ADVERSE POSSESSION — Right-of-Way — Use — Possession. There is no […]

Allstate Insurance Company, Petitioner, v. William R. Starke; Jeffrey Glen Starke; Clifton Gregory Starke; Kate Josephine Starke; Matthew Martin Starke, a minor through his parent and guardian, William R. Starke; Andrew William Starke, a minor through his parent and guardian, William R. Starke; and William R. Starke, as personal representative of the Estate of Mary […]

(379 P.2d 384) LEO PARRISH, ET AL., v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF COLORADO, ET AL. No. 20,127.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 4, 1963. Proceeding by employers to review award of Industrial Commission. Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part. 1. WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION — Disability — Prior Injury or Condition — Aggravation — Allocation. Where claimant had […]

David Nelson, Petitioner-Cross-Respondent, v. King Soopers, Inc., Respondent-Cross-Petitioner, and The Industrial Commission of the State of Colorado, Respondent. No. 84CA0489Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided June 20, 1985. Review of Order from the Industrial Commission of the State of Colorado Page 1339 Gordon F. Jorgensen, P.C., Gordon F. Jorgensen, for Petitioner-Cross-Respondent. Glasman, Jaynes Carpenter, Ronald C. […]

Terri Dunton and Bradley Dunton, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Whitewater West Recreation, Ltd., Defendant-Appellant. No. 96CA0605Colorado Court of Appeals. May 1, 1997 Petition for Rehearing DENIED July 3, 1997 Appeal from the District Court of Adams County, Honorable Donald W. Marshall, Jr., Judge, No. 95CV404 Page 1349 JUDGMENT AFFIRMED Peter A. Goldstein, P.C., Peter A. Goldstein, Colorado […]

Douglas M. McKENNA, Plaintiff-Appellant and Cross-Appellee v. Stephen C. OLIVER; Stephen C. Oliver Holdings, Inc., d/b/a Mile High Karate; MHK South University, Inc.; Mile High Karate, LLC; Martial Arts Marketing, LLC, Defendants-Appellees and Cross-Appellants. No. 05CA0298.Colorado Court of Appeals. September 7, 2006. Rehearing Denied December 7, 2006.[*] [*] Roy, J., would GRANT. Appeal from the […]

Michael J. Meyers, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William Price, Warden, A.V.C.F., Colorado Corrections, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92SA220Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided December 14, 1992. Appeal from the District Court, Crowley County Honorable M. Jon Kolomitz, Judge Page 230 Michael J. Meyers, Pro Se. Gale A. Norton, Attorney General, Raymond T. Slaughter, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Timothy M. Tymkovich, […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Petitioner, v. Russell Millard Hampton, Respondent. No. 86SC254Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided November 30, 1987. Rehearing Denied January 11, 1988. Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals Page 948 Duane Woodard, Colorado Attorney General, Charles B. Howe, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Richard H. Forman, Solicitor General, Curt P. […]

(455 P.2d 210) Leandro C. Quintana v. The People of the State of Colorado. No. 23556.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided June 9, 1969. Rehearing denied June 30, 1969. Certiorari to review a decision of the Superior Court reversing an order of the County Court which order vacated a jury verdict of guilty to a drunk […]

(577 P.2d 277) Carl J. Norby and Jeannine A. Norby v. City of Boulder, Boulder City Planning Board, Boulder Psychiatric Institute, Dr. Jeffrey L. Anker, Dr. Ned R. Harley, Dr. David Parrish, Dr. Robert P. Snead, Psychiatric Institutes of America, Geriatrics, Inc., Boulder Psychiatric Institute and Associates, Inc., P.I.A. Colorado, Inc., Dr. R. John Hallberg, […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Complainant, v. Jerome S. Malman, Attorney-Respondent. No. 89SA177Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided September 18, 1989. Original Proceeding in Discipline. Page 381 Linda Donnelly, Disciplinary Prosecutor, George S. Meyer, Chief Deputy Disciplinary Prosecutor, for Complainant. Bender Treece, P.C., Michael L. Bender, for Attorney-Respondent. EN BANC JUSTICE VOLLACK delivered the […]

(510 P.2d 432) The People of the State of Colorado v. Joel K. Whitman No. 25233Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided May 29, 1973. From denial of his motion for post-conviction relief contending that trial court erred in its determination of voluntariness of his incriminating statements and in failing to hold that he was denied his […]

Bruce Thomas Schneider, Jeffrey Lee Schober, Sallie Ann Schober, Robert H. Holzworth, and Lois Ann Holzworth, Petitioners, v. J.W. Metz Lumber Company, a Colorado corporation, Respondent. No. 84SC211Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 3, 1986. Rehearing Denied March 31, 1986. Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals Page 330 Jonathan T. Belknap, for Petitioners, Jeffrey […]

Regency Services Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Board of County Commissioners of Adams County, Edward Camp, Sheriff of Adams County, and James F. Smith, District Attorney for Adams County, Defendants-Appellees. No. 91SA125Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided November 12, 1991. Page 1050 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE […]

Town of Frederick, Plaintiff-Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. North American Resources Company, Defendant-Appellee and Cross-Appellant. No. 01CA0893Colorado Court of Appeals. Division IV August 1, 2002 Weld County District Court No. 99CV1082; Honorable William L. West, Judge. JUDGMENT AFFIRMED. Page 759 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE […]

(452 P.2d 393) Earl E. Howey and Jean H. Howey v. Richard H. Eshe and Lois Mae Eshe. No. 22103.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided April 7, 1969. Quiet title action seeking an adjudication of the rights of all parties in an abandoned railroad right-of-way. Judgment for defendants. Reversed. 1. DISCOVERY — Admissions — Denials — […]

(418 P.2d 289) J. F. Rencher and Aften Rencher v. The District Court in and for the County of Boulder, Honorable Howard O. Ashton, Judge, and Charles N. Berardi, and Robert K. Michael. No. 22334.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided September 26, 1966. Original proceeding seeking to prohibit respondents from proceeding further in an action pending […]

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Complainant, v. DAVID L. JACKSON, Attorney-Respondent. No. 96SA435Supreme Court of Colorado. August 18, 1997 Original Proceeding in Discipline ATTORNEY DISBARRED Page 451 Linda Donnelly, Disciplinary Counsel, Kenneth B. Pennywell, Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Complainant. Scot M. Peterson, Michael H. Berger, Denver, Colorado Attorneys for Attorney-Respondent. […]

Pamela Jaffe, an Incapacitated Person, by Peter A. Jaffe and Joan F. Jaffe, her legal guardians; Peter A. Jaffe and Joan F. Jaffe, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. City and County of Denver and Denver Parks Recreation District and John Does (1-99), Defendants-Appellees. No. 98CA1960Colorado Court of Appeals. June 22, 2000 Appeal from the District Court of the […]

Valerie Vendetti, Complainant-Appellant, v. University of Southern Colorado, and State Personnel Board, Respondents-Appellees. No. 89CA0736Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided May 3, 1990. Appeal from the State Personnel Board Law Offices of J.E. Losavio, Jr., J.E. Losavio, Jr., Michael E. Lajoie, for Complainant-Appellant. Duane Woodard, Attorney General, Charles B. Howe, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Richard H. […]

JW CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., a Colorado corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, and Joseph Wodiuk, Third-Party Defendant-Appellant, v. Ryan K. ELLIOTT, a/k/a Ryan Elliott, and Christana R. Elliott, a/k/a Christana Elliott, Defendants and Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellees. No. 10CA0244.Colorado Court of Appeals. March 17, 2011. Appeal from the District Court, Deborah R. Eyler, J. Page 1266 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS […]

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Complainant v. Robert Edward GILBERT, Respondent. No. 06PDJ016.Office of the Presiding Disciplinary Judge of the Supreme Court of Colorado. Court of Colorado. June 26, 2007. Page 1114 Attorney Regulation. Following a hearing pursuant to C.R.C.P. 251.18, a Hearing Board publicly censured Robert Edward Gilbert (Attorney Registration No. 13603). […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edward Daniel Collie, Defendant-Appellant. No. 82CA0338Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided November 17, 1983. Rehearing Denied December 29, 1983. Certiorari Denied June 14, 1984. Appeal from the District Court of the City and County of Denver Honorable Lynne M. Hufnagel, Judge Page 1209 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE […]

THOMAS H. DECKER, Petitioner, v. BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES OF COLORADO, INC. Respondent. JOSE CASTILLO Petitioner, v. BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES OF COLORADO, INC., Respondent. Nos. 95SC252 and 95SC253Supreme Court of Colorado. January 13, 1997 Petition for Rehearing DENIED February 24, 1997 Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals JUDGMENTS AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, AND CASES REMANDED […]

The PEOPLE of the State Of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lisa FINES, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05SA258.Supreme Court of Colorado. January 23, 2006. Appeal from the District Court, Teller County, No. 05CR84, Thomas L. Kennedy, J. Page 80 John R. Newsome, Fourth Judicial District Attorney, Frederick Stein, Deputy District Attorney, Doyle Baker, Deputy District Attorney, Cripple Creek, for […]

(548 P.2d 921) Lauren Sanderson v. The District Court in and for the Twelfth Judicial District and State of Colorado, and Whitford W. Myers, one of the judges thereof No. 27032Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided April 5, 1976. Rehearing denied May 3, 1976. Petition seeking a writ in the nature of prohibition and a rule […]

City and County of Denver, Acting by and through its Board of Water Commissioners, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Board of County Commissioners of Grand County and the Northwest Colorado Council of Governments, Defendants-Appellees, and City and County of Denver, Acting by and through it’s Board of Water Commissioners, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Board of County Commissioners of the County […]

(564 P.2d 964) First National Bank of Brush, a National Banking Association v. Reinhold Bostron and Colorado High Plains Agricultural Credit Corporation No. 76-177Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided March 3, 1977. Rehearing denied March 24, 1977. Holder of perfected security interest in cattle feed sought to intervene in foreclosure action of bank’s security interest in […]

(308 P.2d 220) R. L. FREEMAN v. HARRY TINSLEY, ACTING WARDEN. No. 17,923.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 11, 1957. Petition for writ of habeas corpus directed to warden of the state penitentiary. From a judgment dismissing the writ and remanding petitioner to custody, he brings error. Affirmed. 1. HABEAS CORPUS — Conviction of Crime […]

(492 P.2d 620) Zacarias Atencio, Lavern N. Bagwell, Lester Bagwell, Luther Bagwell, Victorio Barela, Juan I. Perea, David E. Broyles, Joe E. Casias, Candido Cisneros, Alfredo Duran, Antonio Duran, Mrs. Augustine Duran, Fermin Duran, Jerry Duran, J. P. Balois Duran, Gusman B. Gallegos, Clarence Garcia, Gaspar Garcia, Gilbert Garcia, C. Perry Johnson, Antonio Lucero, The […]

(612 P.2d 92) Cordillera Corporation, a Utah Corporation v. John W. Heard No. 79SC24Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided June 9, 1980. Certiorari to review a decision of the court of appeals, 41 Colo. App. 537, 592 P.2d 12, holding that a landlord and tenant, by pursuing litigation, waived the mandatory arbitration provision in their lease […]

In re the Marriage of John Alexander Zebedee, Appellant, and Judith King Zebedee, n/k/a Stiff, Appellee. No. 86CA1439Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided December 1, 1988. Opinion Modified, and as Modified, Rehearing Denied January 12, 1989. Stipulated Motion for Dismissal of Certiorari Granted May 19, 1989 — Case dismissed with prejudice. Appeal from the District Court […]

Daniel P. Valdez, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The City and County of Denver, Defendant-Appellant. No. 85CA0113Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided October 20, 1988. Appeal from the District Court of the City and County of Denver Honorable Gilbert A. Alexander, Judge Page 394 Zuckerman Kleinman, P. C., Leo T. Zuckerman, Michael J. Kleinman, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Halaby McCrea, Theodore […]

(587 P.2d 281) The People of the State of Colorado v. Ralph E. Attebury No. 27854Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided December 4, 1978. Rehearing denied December 26, 1978. Appeal by district attorney to determine whether district judge erred in dismissing, prior to trial, a five-count information which charged that defendant issued a series of bad […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jeffrey L. Schmidt, a/k/a Jeffrey L. Eschmidt, a/k/a Jeffrey L. DeWolf, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94CA1683Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided June 27, 1996 Rehearing Denied July 25, 1996 Petition for Rehearing DENIED July 25, 1996 Page 806 Appeal from the District Court of Jefferson County, Honorable James D. […]

Carlos M. Renteria, Complainant-Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. Department of Labor and Employment, Respondent-Appellant and Cross-Appellee, and State Board of Personnel, Appellee. No. 93CA1280Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided November 17, 1994. Petition for Rehearing DENIED January 26, 1995. Appeal from the State Personnel Board No. 912 B 069. ORDER AFFIRMED IN PART AND CAUSE REMANDED WITH […]

In re the Marriage of James H. Chalat, Appellant, and. Nancy S. Chalat, n/k/a Nancy S. Shapiro, Appellee. Nos. 02CA0734, 02CA2001.Colorado Court of Appeals. March 11, 2004. Certiorari Granted July 26, 2004. Jefferson County District Court No. 84DR1019, Honorable Christopher J. Munch, Judge. James H. Chalat (father) appeals from two postdecree orders for the payment […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Petitioner, v. Pete Garcia, Respondent. No. 90SC416Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided July 15, 1991. Opinion Modified, and as Modified Rehearing Denied September 16, 1991. Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals. Page 938 Gale A. Norton, Attorney General, Raymond T. Slaughter, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Timothy M. Tymkovich, […]

(501 P.2d 1047) Bradford C. Covell v. William A. Douglas, Robert J. Hefling, and Daniel C. Hale, for the University of Colorado Committee on Tuition Classification No. 25353Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided October 2, 1972. Rehearing denied October 30, 1972. Declaratory judgment action by petitioner, who was classified as an out-of-state student for tuition purposes, […]

Jacquelene Goemmer, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roger L. Hartman, Judith A. Hartman, Gregory L. Hartman and Lynnette S. Hartman, Defendants-Appellants. No. 89CA0434Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided April 12, 1990. Appeal from the District Court of Jefferson County Honorable Gaspar F. Perricone, Judge Page 1239 Wolf Slatkin, P.C., Robert H. Winter, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Waldbaum, Corn, Koff and Berger, […]

(215 P.2d 714) BENNETT ET AL. v. MOUNTAIN STATES TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY. No. 16,187.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided February 20, 1950. An action to enjoin a telephone company from collecting increased charges for local telephone service in a home rule city. The trial court dismissed the complaint on motion of defendant company. Affirmed. 1. […]

Almond Wesley Tyler, Petitioner, v. Adams County Department of Social Services, ex rel. Patricia Ann Tyler, Respondent. No. 83SC221Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 18, 1985. Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals Page 30 Donald L. Banghart, for Petitioner. Marie Volk Bahr, Assistant Adams County Attorney, for Respondent. EN BANC JUSTICE DUBOFSKY delivered the […]

186 P.2d 227 SHOTKIN ET AL. v. KAPLAN ET AL. No. 15,875.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided October 20, 1947. Rehearing denied November 10, 1947. On motion to dismiss writ of error and for affirmance of judgment. Judgment Affirmed. 1. APPEAL AND ERROR — Practice and Procedure — Abstracts of Record. An abstract of record which […]

(360 P.2d 975) ABEL NESTOR PACHECO v. PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO. No. 19,733.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided April 10, 1961. Defendant was convicted of non-support and brings error. Reversed. 1. CRIMINAL LAW — Indigent Defendant — Reporter — Refusal to Provide — Confession of Error. Where Attorney General confesses error based on refusal […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gary G. Requejo, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93CA1972Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided April 4, 1996 Rehearing Denied May 9, 1996 Petition and Cross-Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED October 15, 1996 Appeal from the District Court of Boulder County, Honorable Murray Richtel, Judge, No. 93CR318. JUDGMENT REVERSED AND […]

Martha L. Montemayor, Plaintiff-Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. Jacor Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation; NSN Network Services, LTD., a Delaware corporation; Robert L. Lawrence and William Suffa, Defendants-Appellants and Cross-Appellees. No. 00CA1434.Colorado Court of Appeals. Division III. October 24, 2002. Certiorari Denied February 24, 2003.[*] [*] Justice KOURLIS would grant as to the following issues: Whether […]

86 P.2d 1080 STAHURA v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION, ET AL. No. 14,465.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided January 23, 1939. Proceeding under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. Claimant’s application for additional compensation was denied. Affirmed. 1. WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION — Commission Powers. The doctrine of liberal construction to be applied to the Workmen’s Compensation Act does not clothe the […]

COTTER CORPORATION, Petitioner v. AMERICAN EMPIRE SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY; GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY; AMERICAN NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY; AMERICAN EMPLOYERS’ INSURANCE COMPANY; LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY; GRANITE STATE INSURANCE COMPANY; and FIRST STATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondents. No. 02SC707.Supreme Court of Colorado. May 17, 2004. As Modified on Denial of Rehearing June 7, 2004. Certiorari to […]

(350 P.2d 818) RICHARD DOUGLAS ROBBINS v. PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO. No. 19,117.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 28, 1960. Rehearing denied April 18, 1960. Defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree and brings error. Affirmed. 1. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Criminal Law — Defenses — Insanity — Time to Plead — […]

Colorado Carpet Installation, Inc., d/b/a Sierra Range Carpets, Inc., a Colorado corporation, Petitioner, v. Fred Palermo and Zuma Palermo, Respondents. No. 82SA168Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided September 12, 1983. Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals Page 1385 Louis A. Weltzer, for petitioner. Joseph P. Constantine, for respondents. En Banc. JUSTICE QUINN delivered the opinion […]

24 P.2d 1116 RANDALL v. MANSFIELD. No. 13,300.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided August 7, 1933. Rehearing denied September 18, 1933. Action in replevin. Judgment for plaintiff. Reversed. On Application for Supersedeas. 1. BILLS AND NOTES — Payment. Where a promissory note is paid through a bank and the latter fails to procure and return it […]

The Odd Fellows Building Investment Company, a Colorado corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The City of Englewood, a municipal corporation of the State of Colorado; the City of Englewood, Acting by and Through its City Council; Eugene Otis as a member of the City Council thereof; Beverly Bradshaw as a member of the City Council thereof; Joe […]

Department of Higher Education, Colorado Student Loan Program, Appellant, v. Manmohan Singh, and Department of Personnel, State Personnel Board, Appellees. No. 96CA0674Colorado Court of Appeals. May 1, 1997 Appeal from the Colorado State Personnel Board, No. 95B023 ORDER AFFIRMED Page 492 Gale A. Norton, Attorney General, Stephen K. ErkenBrack, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Timothy M. […]

ESTES PARK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, a Colorado nonprofit corporation; Norm and Dee Pritchard, individually, d/b/a Black Dog Inn, a Colorado sole proprietorship; and Baldpate Inn, Ltd., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. TOWN OF ESTES PARK, Colorado, a Colorado municipal corporation, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06CA0953.Colorado Court of Appeals. July 12, 2007. Certiorari Denied April 14, 2008. Appeal from the District […]

25 P.2d 723 BURSON v. ADAMSON ET AL. No. 12,899.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided September 25, 1933. Action for damages for fraud, deceit and conversion. Judgment of dismissal with prejudice. Affirmed. 1. EVIDENCE — Judicial Notice — Court Records. The Supreme Court takes judicial notice of its own records. 2. FRAUD AND DECEIT — Actions […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Complainant, v. Larry G. Golden, Attorney-Respondent. No. 82SA350Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided December 13, 1982. Original Proceedings in Discipline Linda Donnelly, Disciplinary Prosecutor, George S. Meyer, Deputy Disciplinary Prosecutor, for complainant. Larry G. Golden, Pro Se. En Banc. CHIEF JUSTICE HODGES delivered the opinion of the Court. [1] […]

In the Matter of the Estate of James W. Barnard, Deceased. Kaeli J. Moore, Minor, Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. Henry J. Wiltfang, Appellee and Cross-Appellant. No. 92CA1098Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided June 3, 1993. Rehearing Denied July 15, 1993. Certiorari pending 08/18/93 (93SC486). Page 48 Appeal from the District Court of Yuma County Honorable James […]

(453 P.2d 800) Robert L. McGee v. The State Board of Accountancy of the State of Colorado; Clayton A. Becker, Frank S. Auld, C. Howard Kast, Janet B. Noren, Eugene D. Brace and Richard L. Eason. No. 23759.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided May 5, 1969. Rehearing denied May 26, 1969. From a judgment of the […]

State Department of Highways, Division of Highways, State of Colorado v. Copper Mountain, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Copper Mountain Water and Sanitation District, Eugene H. Sanders, United Bank of Denver National Association, Western Slope Gas Company, Barbara J. Brennan, Walter E. Brennan, Public Service Company of Colorado, Earl Beeler, Marjorie C. Beeler, and Linda M. […]

Thomas Elton Holder, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James C. Ricketts, et al., Respondents-Appellees. No. 81SA492Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided September 7, 1982. Rehearing denied September 27, 1982. Appeal from the District Court of the County of Fremont, Honorable Max C. Wilson, Judge. Page 545 Thomas Elton Holder, petitioner-appellant, pro se. J. D. MacFarlane, Attorney General, Charles B. […]

22 P.2d 131 McNICHOLS, AUDITOR v. PEOPLE EX REL. HERSHEY. No. 13,265.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided May 1, 1933. Rehearing denied May 15, 1933. Action in mandamus concerning auditing claim for compensation of a public official for services rendered. Peremptory writ awarded relator. Affirmed. On Application for Supersedeas. 1. PUBLIC HEALTH — Vital Statistics — […]

(308 P.2d 608) HAROLD DILLINGER, ET AL. v. THE NORTH STERLING IRRIGATION DISTRICT No. 18,008.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided March 18, 1957. Action to recover damages for the use and occupation of lands. From a judgment dismissing the complaint the plaintiffs bring error. Reversed and Remanded With Directions. 1. PLEADING — Complaint — Motion to […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jorge E. Melendez, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. No. 01CA0888Colorado Court of Appeals. April 24, 2003 Rehearing Denied June 12, 2003 Certiorari Granted December 1, 2003 Arapahoe County District Court No. 99CR3350; Honorable Robert H. Russell, II, Judge. JUDGMENT REVERSED AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS. Page 884 Ken Salazar, […]

(540 P.2d 320) The People of the State of Colorado v. Michael A. Taylor and Richard C. Taylor No. C-536Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided August 5, 1975. Defendants were convicted in the county court of knowingly permitting a cosmetologist who was not licensed as a barber to practice barbering by having cut the hair of […]

(509 P.2d 1238) The People of the State of Colorado v. George Applegate No. 25270Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided April 30, 1973. Opinion modified May 21, 1973. Defendant was convicted of forgery and appealed. Reversed 1. CRIMINAL EVIDENCE — Corpus Delicti — Confessions or Admissions — Conviction — Negative. Confessions or admissions without independent proof […]

James Benjamin McClellan, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. State of Colorado, Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division; Alan Charnes, the executive director thereof, and Jeff Visconti, a hearing officer thereof, Defendants-Appellees. No. 85CA0428Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided November 6, 1986. Rehearing Denied December 11, 1986. Appeal from the District Court of Boulder County Honorable Morris W. Sandstead, Jr., […]

The People of the State of Colorado, Complainant, v. Loyall Don Wyman, Attorney-Respondent. No. 89SA190Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided October 16, 1989. Original Proceeding in Discipline Linda Donnelly, Disciplinary Counsel, Susan L. Fralick, Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, for Complainant. Loyall Don Wyman, Pro Se. EN BANC JUSTICE VOLLACK delivered the Opinion of the Court. [1] In […]

In re the Marriage of Danielle Lemoine-Hofmann Appellee, and Karl Ernst Hofmann, Appellant. No. 90CA1572Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided February 13, 1992. Appeal from the District Court of Delta County Honorable Jerry D. Lincoln, Judge. Froede and Lichtenstein, Joan W. Froede, David Lichtenstein, for Appellee. Clay and Dodson, P.C., Michael R. Dodson, for Appellant. Page […]

(240 P.2d 1173) FASTENAU v. ENGEL. No. 16,539.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided February 4, 1952. Rehearing denied February 25, 1952. An action to quiet title to real property. Judgment for defendant. Reversed. 1. ACTIONS — Equitable Defenses — Limitation of Actions. “Courts will not invoke equitable defenses to destroy legal rights where statutes of limitation […]

James M. Crater, a/k/a Jimmie E. Crater, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Robert Furlong, Respondent-Appellee. No. 94SA172Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided November 15, 1994. Petition for Rehearing DENIED December 19, 1994. Appeal from the District Court, Lincoln County The Honorable Norman L. Arends, Judge. JUDGMENT AFFIRMED Page 1128 James M. Crater, Pro Se, Limon, Colorado. No Appearance by […]

(547 P.2d 262) The People of the State of Colorado v. George Robert Butz No. 75-524Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided December 11, 1975. Rehearing denied January 15, 1976. Certiorari denied March 22, 1976. Trial court dismissed information charging second degree assault on basis that material defense witness could not be located, and the People appealed. […]

(553 P.2d 392) The People of the State of Colorado v. DeWitt Forsyth No. 27266Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided August 16, 1976. Original proceedings in discipline. Attorney Disbarred 1. ATTORNEYS AT LAW — Failure to Register — Failure to Adequately Represent Clients — Failure to Appear at Hearing — Failure to Notify of Suspension — […]

In the Matter of Michael F. Scott, Attorney-Respondent No. 99SA28Supreme Court of Colorado. April 26, 1999 Original Proceeding in Discipline ATTORNEY DISBARRED Page 573 Linda Donnelly, Attorney Regulation Counsel, Debora D. Jones, Assistant Regulation Counsel, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Complainant. No Appearance By or on Behalf of Attorney-Respondent. EN BANC PER CURIAM [1] The respondent […]

Eugene W. SAXE, Thomas Lason Altherr, Cindy L. Carlson, Norman E. Pence, David Sullivan, and Colorado Federation of Teachers, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05CA1251.Colorado Court of Appeals. March 8, 2007. Appeal from the District Court, Denver County, Shelley I. Gilman, J. Page 68 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS […]

(501 P.2d 1046) The People of the State of Colorado v. John Robert Manning, a/k/a Red Manning, a/k/a Earnest E. Willoughby No. 25466Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided October 10, 1972. Defendant was convicted of receiving stolen goods and appealed. Reversed 1. RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS — Proof — Knowledge of Theft — Beyond Recent Unexplained Possession. […]

(245 P.2d 467) PEOPLE EX REL. DUNBAR, ATTORNEY GENERAL v. MOORE. No. 16,865.Supreme Court of Colorado. Decided June 2, 1952. A proceeding involving the disbarment of an attorney at law. Respondent disbarred. 1. ATTORNEYS AT LAW — Conviction of Felony. “Every person convicted of felony shall from thenceforth be disqualified from holding any office of […]

(615 P.2d 80) The People of the State of Colorado v. Merrill Larry Ivery No. 78-1102Colorado Court of Appeals. Decided July 24, 1980. Defendant appealed the dismissal of his motion for post-conviction relief. Reversed 1. CRIMINAL LAW — Pro Se Defendant — Filed Motion — Under Wrong Procedural Rule — Relief Sought — Under Different […]