Legal Opinion
Kussman v. City and County of Denver
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided September 30, 1985No. 83SC214PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBOFSKY, Justice.
We granted certiorari in Kussman v. City and County of Denver, 671 P.2d 1000 (Colo.App.1983), to consider whether a tort-feasor found liable for less than the full amount of the plaintiff’s damages is entitled to have deducted from its liability the amount paid in settlement to the plaintiff by another tortfeasor responsible for the same injury. The court of appeals held that the Uniform Contribution Among Tort-feasors Act (Act), §§ 13-50.5-101 to -106, 6 C.R.S. (1984 Supp.), requires a deduction for the settlement amount. We disagree and reverse.
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