Legal Opinion
Espinoza v. O'DELL
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 8, 1981No. 79SC5PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVIRA, Justice.
This is an appeal from the dismissal of a complaint which asserted claims on behalf of the estate of Arthur Espinoza, by the personal representative of the estate, and by the children of Arthur Espinoza, who are his heirs at law, against three police officers, the Chief of Police of Denver, and the City and County of Denver.1
The complaint alleged:(1) that defendants O’Dell, Graham, and Neil, while acting under the color of their authority as Denver police officers, wrongfully shot and killed Arthur Espinoza in Denver on July 30, 1977, and that such act was done willfully,…
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