Legal Opinion
Schenck v. MINOLTA OFFICE SYSTEMS, INC.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided October 21, 1993No. 92CA1524PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge RULAND.
Clifford L. Beem appeals from the order of the trial court denying his motion to foreclose an attorney’s lien. We affirm.
Beem served as the attorney for plaintiff, Timothy Schenck, in a suit against the named defendants for malicious prosecution. Following trial, the jury awarded Schenck $350,-000 in actual damages and $300,000 in exemplary damages. The trial court then awarded one-third of the exemplary damages to the state pursuant to § 13-21-102(4), C.R.S. (1987 Repl.Vol. 6A) which was then in effect.
Only the defendants appealed to this court, and the judgment was…
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