Legal Opinion

Christmas v. Cooley

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided October 4, 1965No. 20829PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Schauer.

The parties appear here in reverse order to their appearance in the trial court. Plaintiff in error, a real estate broker of Pueblo, Colorado, doing business as an individual and under his firm name, will be referred to as Christmas. Olive M. Patterson, defendant in error, married one Cooley during the course of the proceedings, and for convenience will be referred to as Cooley.

In the fall of 1959, Cooley contacted one E. D. Schlotfeldt, a salesman for Christmas, whose authority to bind his principal in the instant proceedings is admitted by Christmas, with the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. HinderliderSupreme Court of Colorado · 1936
  2. People ex rel. Park Reservoir Co. v. HinderliderSupreme Court of Colorado · 1936
  3. United States F. & G. Co. v. First Nat. Bank of Ft. MorganSupreme Court of Colorado · 1961
  4. Pueblo & Arkansas Valley Railroad v. TaylorSupreme Court of Colorado · 1881
  5. Globe National Bank v. McLeanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1928

3Cited by54 opinions

  1. Radiology Professional Corp. v. Trinidad Area Health Ass'nSupreme Court of Colorado · 1978
  2. Kane v. Royal Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Colorado · 1989
  3. Converse v. ZinkeSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
  4. Vigoda v. Denver Urban Renewal AuthoritySupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
  5. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Budget Rent-A-Car Systems, Inc.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1992

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