Legal Opinion
Switzer v. Giron
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided January 28, 1993No. 91CA2102PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge RULAND.
Plaintiffs, Joy and Donald Switzer, appeal the order of the trial court awarding attorney fees to Roberto Giron as a sanction under C.R.C.P. 11. We affirm.
In February 1990, Joy Switzer was involved in a collision with a vehicle driven by a person who identified himself as Robert Giron. Joy Switzer subsequently retained her former attorney to represent plaintiffs in an action against the other driver.
Plaintiffs' then attorney was initially unable to effect service of process because the other driver had provided Switzer with a false address. As a result, the attorney…
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