Legal Opinion
Canton Oil Corp. v. District Court In & For Second Judicial District
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided January 20, 1987No. Nos. 85SA446, 86SA1PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVIRA, Justice.
The petitioners, Canton Oil Corp. and Theleen and Partners, Ltd., seek relief in the nature of prohibition directed against the respondent district court. After a hearing on October 10, 1985, that court set aside a judgment that petitioners had obtained in a civil trial on the ground that jury misconduct had tainted the trial. Petitioners now allege that the court exceeded its jurisdiction and grossly abused its discretion in setting aside the judgment. They request that we prohibit enforcement of the order setting aside the judgment and order its reinstatement. We issued a…
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