Legal Opinion · Dissent
Hoery v. United States
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided February 24, 2003No. 02SA241Published
1DissentJustice Kourlis
Tort law is the area of the law which regulates conduct among members of our society. Through the vehicle of monetary payment from the tortfeasor to the injured party, we both deter and punish conduct that we deem objectionable and also attempt to restore the injured party to parity. Statutes of limitation constrain injured parties and direct them to file their claims within prescribed periods of time. In order to assure that a hidden tort does not go unpunished, statutes of limitation only begin to run when the injured party discovers, or should have discovered, the tort.
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- Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. v. HartmanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1996
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