Opinion ID: 2614536
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Dorothy Cruz, Bryon Cruz and Cruz Enterprises Against Mary Nelson and Jim Benine

Text: We turn next to the question of whether petitioners Dorothy Cruz, Bryon Cruz, and Cruz Enterprises are barred from bringing suit against the respondents Mary Nelson and Jim Benine, who were not parties to the first action. The petitioners argue that the court of appeals erred in analyzing whether the respondents were in privity under partnership law principles, to the exclusion of the Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act, sections 13-50.5-101 to -106, 5 C.R.S. (1998) (UCATA), which permits plaintiffs in one suit to file subsequent claims against other joint tortfeasors. Specifically, the petitioners cite section 13-50.5-105 of the UCATA, which provides that release of one tortfeasor does not constitute the release of all tortfeasors. We agree.