Legal Opinion
Schaerrer v. Westman Commission Co.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided February 27, 1989No. 87SC315Published
1Opinion of the Court
769 P.2d 1058 (1989)
Irma L. SCHAERRER, Petitioner,
v.
WESTMAN COMMISSION COMPANY, Respondent.
No. 87SC315.
Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.
February 27, 1989.
Bernard A. Poskus, Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Denver, Denver, for petitioner.
Joan M. Norman, Lirtzman, Nehls & Meyrich, Boulder, for respondent.
MULLARKEY, Justice.
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