Legal Opinion
Sherwood v. Graco, Inc.
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided January 31, 1977No. Civ. A. 76-F-119PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINESILVER, District Judge:'
Defendant has moved for partial summary judgment under Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, claiming that plaintiffs’ prayer for punitive damages in this diversity case is barred by the Colorado statute of limitations. The relevant statute is 1973 C.R.S. § 13-80-104, which provides:
All actions and suits for any penalty or forfeiture of any penal statute, brought by this state or any person to whom the penalty or forfeiture is given, in whole or in part, shall be commenced within one year after the offense is committed and not after that time.
This suit…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- French v. DeaneSupreme Court of Colorado · 1894
- Beebe v. PierceSupreme Court of Colorado · 1974
- Murphy v. HobbsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1884
- Miller v. KaiserSupreme Court of Colorado · 1967
- Klamm Shell v. BergSupreme Court of Colorado · 1968
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Jung Ja Malandris v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
- People v. WiedemerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1993
- Leidholt v. District Court in and for City and County of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980
- Dorney v. HarrisDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1980
- Resource Exploration & Mining, Inc. v. Itel Corp.District Court, D. Colorado · 1980
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