Dorman v. Petrol Aspen, Inc.

We granted certiorari to review the unpublished opinion of the court of appeals in Dorman v. Petrol Aspen, Inc., No. 93CA1714 (Colo.App. Dec. 15, 1994), in which the court of appeals affirmed the summary dismissal of Ben M. Dorman’s complaint against Petrol Aspen, Inc., for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. The majority here reverses that decision and returns this case to the court of appeals with directions to remand to the trial court for further proceedings. In so doing, the majority concludes: (1) that extrinsic evidence is necessarily admissible to determine…