Legal Opinion
Public Service Co. of Colorado v. District Court in & for the City & County of Denver
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided December 28, 1981No. 81SA192PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVIRA, Justice.
The petitioner, Public Service Company of Colorado, seeks a writ in the nature of mandamus pursuant to C.A.R. 21. It contends that the respondent trial court acted in excess of its jurisdiction or abused its discretion by denying petitioner’s Motion for Leave to File Third-Party Complaints pursuant to C.R.C.P. 14(a). We issued a rule to show cause why the requested relief should not be granted. We now order that the rule be discharged.
A negligence action was filed against the petitioner by three construction workers (plaintiffs), who alleged that as a result of the negligence…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Crim v. Lumbermens Mut. Casualty Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1939
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3Cited by23 opinions
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