Beebe v. Pierce

We granted certiorari to review the decision in Beebe v. Star-Stop, Inc., 32 Colo. App. 345, 513 P.2d 743. The Court of Appeals held that the trial court awarded exemplary damages in connection with its finding of fraud even though the trial court did not specify that the award was for exemplary damages. From the record, we find that the Court of Appeals improperly regarded this award as one for exemplary damages, but that the reversal thereof was, nevertheless, proper for reasons not described by the Court of Appeals.

A brief resume of the facts will suffice for the purpose of this opinion.…