Legal Opinion

Destefano v. Grabrian

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided October 17, 1988No. 86SC336PublishedCited by 156 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ERICKSON, Justice.

Plaintiff-petitioner Robert Destefano (Robert) and crossclaimant-petitioner Edna Destefano (Edna) sought review of the court of appeals decision which affirmed the dismissal of their claims against respondents Dennis Grabrian (Grabrian), a Catholic priest, and the Diocese of Colorado Springs (diocese), and granted summary judgment. Destefano v. Grabrian, 729 P.2d 1018 (Colo.App.1986) (Sternberg, J., dissenting). We granted certiorari on two issues: (1) whether section 13-20-202, 6A C.R.S. (1987) (heart balm statute), bars an action against a person who assumes the role of…

2Cases cited51 opinions

  1. Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  2. Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Abington School Dist. v. SchemppSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Travelers Insurance Co. v. SavioSupreme Court of Colorado · 1985
  5. Churchey v. Adolph Coors Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1988

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3Cited by156 opinions

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