Legal Opinion
Cordillera Corp. v. Heard
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 9, 1980No. 79 SC 24PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dubofsky
We granted certiorari to review a decision of the Court of Appeals [Cordillera Corporation v. Heard, 41 Colo. App. 537, 592 P.2d 12 (1978)] holding that by commencing litigation a landlord and tenant waived the mandatory arbitration provision in their lease agreement. We affirm.. The landlord, petitioner Cordillera Corporation, filed a complaint in Denver District Court on November 24, 1976 for damages from breach of a lease agreement between Cordillera and the tenant, respondent John W. Heard. The lease agreement was incorporated into the complaint. On December 15, 1976, the respondent…
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