Legal Opinion
O'Donnell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 9, 2008No. 07SA296PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Mullarkey
I. Introduction
At issue in this case is whether an indigent defendant must post a judgment bond as a precondition for appealing an adverse money judgment from the county court to the district court. Petitioner Renee Bryant argues that section 13-16-108, C.R.S. (2007), allows her as an indigent party to appeal the default judgment obtained against her by Respondent State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company ("State Farm") without first having to post a judgment bond. Bryant thus asks this court to overturn the district court's ruling that section 13-6-311, C.R.S. (2007), and C.R.C.P. 411…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- People v. LybargerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1985
- Whiteside v. SmithSupreme Court of Colorado · 2003
- Almarez v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Colorado · 1970
- Cook v. District Court Ex Rel. County of WeldSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
- Bell v. SimpsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1996
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Williams v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Colorado Court of Appeals · 2008
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