Legal Opinion
Mau v. E.P.H. Corp.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided December 28, 1981No. 79SC257PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBOFSKY, Justice.
We granted certiorari to review the Weld County district court’s affirmance of a county court award of an attorney’s fee in a successful action by tenants for wrongful withholding of their security deposit. The county court reduced the fee requested by the tenants’ counsel under section 38-12-103(3)(a), C.R.S. 1973 1 without explanation. The district court summarily affirmed the county court’s decision. We determine that it was improper for the county court to reduce the fee without giving reasons for the reduction, and we reverse the judgment of the district court and…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- John Furtado v. Harold BishopCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- John Furtado v. Harold Bishop, John Furtado v. Harold BishopCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
- Gurule v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Ramos v. LammDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1982
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