Legal Opinion
Tenney v. Flaxer
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided November 10, 1986No. 86SA14PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Chief Justice.
Pursuant to Rule 21.1 of the Colorado Appellate Rules, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has certified the following three questions of Colorado law which may be determinative of an appeal presently pending in that court:
1. Under the 1977 amendments to the Colorado medical negligence statute of limitations, Section 13-80-105, [6] C.R.S. [1985 Supp.], is this action barred where brought by a ... mentally incompetent person [who was fifteen years old in 1977]1 and on his behalf by co-guardians, alleging negligence by medical practitioners and a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Yarbro v. Hilton Hotels Corp.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1982
- Antonopoulos v. Town of TellurideSupreme Court of Colorado · 1975
- Public Service Co. of Colorado v. BarnhillSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
- Sommermeyer v. PriceSupreme Court of Colorado · 1979
- Price v. SommermeyerColorado Court of Appeals · 1978
3Cited by5 opinions
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