Legal Opinion
Chicago Cutlery Co. v. DISTRICT COURT, ETC.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided September 6, 1977No. 27708PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carrigan
This is an original proceeding under C.A.R. 21, in which the petitioners seek a writ of prohibition to prevent the respondent District Court from allowing discovery of certain customer lists. We issued a rule to show cause why the requested relief should not be granted. We now discharge the rule.
The district court action from which the petition at issue arose is a suit for damages based on theories of negligence, breach of implied warranty, and strict liability. The plaintiffs, meat cutters at a packing plant, allege that their use of boning knives manufactured by the defendants (petitioners…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Kozlowski v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1976
- Abbott Laboratories v. Norse Chemical Corp.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1967
- Richards of Rockford, Inc. v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.District Court, N.D. California · 1976
- Curtis, Inc. v. District CourtSupreme Court of Colorado · 1974
- McCann Construction Specialties Co. v. BosmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Sanchez v. District Court Ex Rel. County of LarimerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
- People v. District Court of the 2nd Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
- Peoples Natural Gas Division of Northern Natural Gas Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
- Kerwin v. DISTRICT COURT & JUDGES, ETC.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1982
- Seymour v. DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR EL PASOSupreme Court of Colorado · 1978
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