Legal Opinion
Salida School District R-32-J v. Morrison
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided February 17, 1987No. 85SC64PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERICKSON, Justice.
We granted certiorari to review the court of appeals decision in Morrison v. Salida School District R-32-J, 701 P.2d 101 (Colo. App.1984), which held that findings of fact entered in an unemployment compensation hearing estopped the claimant’s employer from relitigating issues determined at the hearing in a subsequent suit for damages or equitable relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982). We reverse and remand with directions.
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The plaintiff, Karen Morrison, was a nontenured high school English teacher employed by the defendant, Salida School District R-32-J (School…
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