Legal Opinion
Leidholt v. District Court in and for City and County of Denver
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided November 24, 1980No. 80SA330PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERICKSON, Justice.
In this original proceeding, the defendant seeks to prohibit the district court from enforcing an order that he disclose his assets, income, and net worth in a medical malpractice action where the plaintiff has asserted a claim for punitive damages. We issued a rule to show cause. We now make that rule absolute and remand to the district court with directions.
Pursuant to C.R.C.P. 33, the plaintiff addressed the following interrogatories to the defendant:
“26. List specifically and in detail, for each year beginning January 1, 1975 and continuing to date, your gross income as…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Davidson v. DillSupreme Court of Colorado · 1972
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