Court Opinion

ID: 9561824
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-21 18:16:57.482957+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:14:33.040322
License: Public Domain

MR. JUSTICE.KELLEY
specially concurring:
I agree with the majority in its holding on the procedural aspects of this case. However, I would adopt the rule prospectively and proceed to dispose of the case on the merits. The initial motion by the defendant was for summary judgment in which he alleged that there was no issue of fact. The underlying issue, whether section 18-1-408(2), C.R.S. 1973, is applicable to the situation in which the defendant finds himself, has been briefed and argued by the litigants at each stage of the proceedings. I think we should foreclose the need for further litigation in either the trial or appellate courts.