Legal Opinion
Langseth v. County of Elbert
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided March 7, 1996No. 95CA0295PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge CRISWELL.
Defendants, Elbert County, the Board of County Commissioners of Elbert County, David Wright, Bob Hall, and Frank Starkey, appeal from trial court orders denying then-request for attorney fees and awarding attorney fees to plaintiff, E. Jene Langseth. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand with directions.
Plaintiff commenced an action against defendants based upon her discharge from employment as County Nurse for Elbert County. The thrust of plaintiffs action was that she was discharged based upon improper grounds, including her sexual orientation, age, race,…
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