Legal Opinion

Chaffin, Inc. v. Wallain

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided May 3, 1984No. 83CA0255PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

METZGER, Judge.

Plaintiff, Chaffin, Inc., obtained a prejudgment attachment pursuant to C.R.C.P. 102 following filing of its complaint alleging that Dennis Wallain had converted over $366,000 of Chaffin’s property. Approximately one year later, defendants Dennis and Karen Wallain filed a traverse, and after an extensive hearing, the trial court entered judgment dissolving the attach ment. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

From 1979 to 1981, Dennis Wallain was a store manager for Chaffin. In 1981 Chaf-fin investigated a discrepancy of several hundred thousand dollars between…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Baxter v. PalmigianoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp. of Bay ViewSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Kopeikin v. Merchants Mortgage & Trust Corp.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1984

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. RobnettSupreme Court of Colorado · 1993
  2. Emerson v. Wembley USA Inc.District Court, D. Colorado · 2006
  3. Crow-Watson Properties, Inc. v. CarrierColorado Court of Appeals · 1986
  4. Romero v. Colorado Department of Human ServicesColorado Court of Appeals · 2018
  5. Dotson v. Estate of PearsonColorado Court of Appeals · 1994

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