Legal Opinion

Marquardt v. Perry

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided December 11, 2008No. 08CA0057PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge CASEBOLT.

In this case involving the purported guarantee of an investment, defendant, Frank L. Perry, appeals the judgment following a bench trial in favor of plaintiff, Jan Mar-quardt, on her claim for promissory estoppel. We affirm.

According to the trial court's findings, Perry and Marquardt had been personal friends for over thirty years. During part of that time, Perry had been successfully investing funds with an out-of-town - stockbroker. When a new opportunity arose for Perry to invest in a particular trade that promised returns in excess of forty percent, he lacked the…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Beacon Theatres, Inc. v. WestoverSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  2. Field v. MansSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad v. BombolisSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  4. Western Distributing Co. v. DiodosioSupreme Court of Colorado · 1992
  5. Continental Air Lines, Inc. v. KeenanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1987

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3Cited by34 opinions

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  5. Grosvenor v. Qwest Corp.District Court, D. Colorado · 2012

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