Nationwide Resources Corp. v. Superior Court

This is an original proceeding requesting relief in the nature of prohibition. We issued our rule to show cause. Response thereto has been filed and the matter is now at issue. Having considered the merits, we now discharge the rule.

Petitioners are defendants in civil action No. S-74647 in the Superior Court in and for the County of Denver. They challenge the jurisdiction of the superior court to continue with the action, contending that plaintiffs claim for relief exceeded in amount the statutory limitation set forth in section 13-7-102(2), C.R.S. 1973, which provides:

“(2) The superior…