Legal Opinion

People v. Zimbelman

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided December 19, 1977No. 27599PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carrigan

The appellee was charged with twenty counts of felony theft from Balto Industries, Inc. After a pre-trial hearing, the district court dismissed the charges, holding that the People had failed to establish the corporate status of Balto Industries. We reverse.

Most of the relevant facts are undisputed. Balto Industries was incorporated in Colorado in 1969. The appellee and Floyd Knox formed the corporation, and owned half of the corporate stock. Although the corporation was declared defunct by the secretary of state in 1972 for failure to pay annual taxes and file annual reports, 1 the two…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Jones v. Aspen Hardware Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1895
  2. Bonfils v. HayesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1921
  3. Smith v. Highland Mary Mining, Milling & Power Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1927
  4. Goodfellow v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1924
  5. Hopkins v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1931

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Gregg County Appraisal District v. Laidlaw Waste Systems, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1995
  2. Micciche v. BillingsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
  3. People v. ClaytonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
  4. Bowers Bldg. Co. v. Altura Glass Co., Inc.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. Ferme Rimouski, Inc. v. Limousin West, Inc.District Court, D. Colorado · 1985

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