Aspen Skiing Co. v. Peer

We granted certiorari to review the unpublished decision of the court of appeals in Peer v. Aspen Skiing Co., No. 88CA0190 (August 10, 1989), which affirmed the trial court’s denial of a motion for a new trial filed by the defendant, Aspen Skiing Co. (Aspen Skiing), based on newly discovered evidence in the form of allegedly perjured testimony offered by the plaintiff, Leslie Peer, in the trial of his personal injury claim. The court of appeals did not consider the allegedly perjurious nature of Peer’s testimony, but instead held that Aspen Ski ing had failed to establish reasonable diligence…