Legal Opinion

Tanski v. Tanski

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided June 6, 1991No. 90CA1298PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge ROTHENBERG.

Plaintiff, Richard Tanski, suing in a representative capacity, appeals the trial court's dismissal of this action in which he named himself as defendant. We affirm.

In August 1989, Richard Tanski and his wife, Roberta, were in a one-car accident. Mr. Tanski was the driver and his wife was a passenger. As a result of the accident, his wife died.

Thereafter, Richard Tanski, in his representative capacity as surviving spouse and heir at law of Roberta M. Tanski, filed this wrongful death action suing himself and alleging that his wife died as a result of his negligence.…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Mission Denver Co. v. PiersonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
  2. Davenport v. . PatrickSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1947
  3. Lucas v. Mississippi Housing Authority No. 8Mississippi Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Willy v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1946
  5. Bays v. Cox' Admr.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1950

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Allen v. PachecoSupreme Court of Colorado · 2003
  2. Bagley v. BagleyUtah Supreme Court · 2016
  3. Bagley v. BagleyCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2015
  4. Allen v. PachecoSupreme Court of Colorado · 2003
  5. In Re Estate of Mary CastonguayVermont Superior Court · 2017

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