Kirk v. Denver Publishing Co.
Supreme Court of Colorado
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Quinn
This case involves a challenge to the constitutionality of section 13-21-102(4), 6A C.R.S. (1987), which was enacted in 1986 as part of tort-reform legislation and requires a party receiving an exemplary damages award to pay one-third of all such “damages collected ... into the state general fund.” 1 DeWayne C. Kirk filed a tort claim against Denver Publishing Company, *264doing business as The Rocky Mountain News, and was awarded a judgment for exemplary damages in the amount of $118,-980. In a post-trial motion Kirk unsuccessfully challenged the constitutionality of the one-third payment…
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