Legal Opinion
Williams v. Burns
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided June 7, 1982No. Civ. A. 78-K-260PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
KANE, District Judge.
This is a diversity action. The plaintiff, David Williams, was president and sole shareholder of the Atchafalaya Workover Contractors Corporation and he wanted to sell certain drilling rigs and barges. The defendant, Thomas Burns, was the attorney for a potential buyer of the rigs and barges, the Anschutz Corporation. The plaintiff alleges that the defendant made false and malicious statements to the Anschutz Corporation’s president, Phil Anschutz, indicating that the corporation should not buy the plaintiff’s equipment and suggesting that the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Hanna v. PlumerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Page v. ClarkSupreme Court of Colorado · 1979
- Big O Tire Dealers, Inc., a Colorado Corporation v. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, an Ohio CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by21 opinions
- TXO Production Corp. v. Alliance Resources Corp.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1992
- Thompson v. Maryland Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 2004
- Bustos v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 2009
- Smiley's Too, Inc. v. Denver Post Corp.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1996
- Runyan v. United Brotherhood of CarpentersDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1983
16 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.