Price Ex Rel. Metcalf v. Sommermeyer

We granted certiorari to review the decision of the court of appeals in Price v. Sommermeyer, 39 Colo. App. 365, 567 P.2d 819.

The issue presented for determination is whether the district court has subject matter jurisdiction of an action for wrongful death arising out of an accident occurring within Colorado, brought against a special administrator of a nonresident decedent whose only Colorado asset is a potential right of indemnity under an automobile liability policy issued by an insurance company licensed to do business within Colorado. The court of appeals held that the district court…