Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part
Steward Software Co. v. Kopcho
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided September 2, 2010No. 09CA1690Published
1Concurring in part, dissenting in part
Judge WEBB
concurring in part and dissenting in part.
The following principles preclude me from agreeing to set aside the verdicts awarding nominal damages on the breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty claims.
e Where, as here, a case presents "multiple claims which are duplicative in terms of their recoverable damages," CJT:Civ 6:14 MULTIPLE RECOVERY PROHIBITED, "must be given." CJI:Civ. 4th 6:14 Notes on Use 1; see Rusch v. Lincoln-Devore Testing Lab., Inc., 698 P.2d 832, 834 (Colo.App.1984).
In contract breaches and those torts where actual damages are not presumed, the wronged party…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Interbank Investments, LLC v. Eagle River Water & Sanitation DistrictColorado Court of Appeals · 2003
- Pettingell v. MoedeSupreme Court of Colorado · 1954
- City of Westminster v. Centric-Jones ConstructorsColorado Court of Appeals · 2004
- Rusch v. Lincoln-Devore Testing Laboratory, Inc.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1984
- H & H Distributors, Inc. v. BBC International, Inc.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1990
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