Legal Opinion
Westfield Development Co. v. Rifle Investment Associates
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided February 12, 1990No. 88SC628PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Erickson
We granted certiorari to determine whether the recording of a notice of a lis pendens constitutes a privileged statement made in the course of a judicial proceeding and, if such notice is not absolutely privileged, what the proper measure of damages is. The district court awarded substantial damages against petitioner West-field Development Company (Westfield) in favor of respondent Rifle Investment Associates (RIA), and its general partner Edward L. Clabaugh, based on Westfield’s filing of a notice of a lis pendens. In an unpublished opinion, the court of appeals generally affirmed the…
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