Legal Opinion
Dwyer v. District Court, Sixth Judicial District
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 10, 1975No. 26618PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Pringle
This is an original proceeding brought pursuant to C.A.R. 21 to prohibit the District Court of La Plata County from exercising in personam jurisdiction over the petitioner.
Petitioner Dwyer, a resident of the State of Texas, and one Leighton Roberts, the plaintiff in the district court, allegedly entered into a contract whereby petitioner agreed to purchase from Roberts land located in San Juan County, Colorado. The contract, dated October 30, 1973, was prepared in Colorado and signed by the petitioner in Texas on November 5, and by Roberts in Arizona on November 8. Petitioner had come to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc. v. FranklynNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
- State Ex Rel. White Lumber Sales, Inc. v. SulmonettiOregon Supreme Court · 1968
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Van Schaack & Co. v. District Court, Eighteenth JDSupreme Court of Colorado · 1975
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- Brownlow v. AmanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
- Jenner & Block v. DISTRICT COURT, ETC.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1979
- Roberts v. AdamsColorado Court of Appeals · 2001
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