Legal Opinion
Laleh v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided October 2, 2017No. Supreme Court Case 16SC134PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ
delivered the Opinion of the Court.
¶ 1 This case concerns a fee dispute between a pair of litigants and a court-appointed expert. In 2012, Khalil Laleh brought a forcible entry and detainer action against his brother, Ali Laleh. The litigation later grew so unwieldy that the trial court appointed Gary Johnson as an accounting expert (and later as a special master) to resolve the feuding brothers’ complex accounting claims.
¶ 2 The Laleh brothers signed an engagement agreement with Gary C. Johnson and Associates, LLC, setting forth the scope of Johnson’s services and payment.…
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