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O'Neill v. Priest

Supreme Court of Colorado. En Banc
Dec 23, 1963
387 P.2d 727 (Colo. 1963)

Opinion

No. 20,780.

Decided December 23, 1963.

From an order adjudging attorney to be in contempt of court and ordering him to pay certain costs, he brings error.

Reversed.

1. APPEAL AND ERROR — Confession of Error. The Attorney General having confessed error on the authority of District Attorney v. District Court, 150 Colo. 136, 371 P.2d 271, the judgment is reversed.

Error to the District Court of Jefferson County, Hon. George G. Priest, Judge.

Miss VIRGINIA MALLOY, for plaintiff in error.

Mr. DUKE W. DUNBAR, Attorney General, Mr. FRANK E. HICKEY, Deputy, for defendant in error.


The Attorney General has confessed error in this case, based upon our recent opinion in the case of The District Attorney in and for the County of Alamosa v. The District Court in and for the County of Alamosa, 150 Colo. 136, 371 P.2d 271. We agree with the Attorney General that the cited case is determinative of the question involved in this writ of error and that the principle therein enunciated requires a reversal of this case.

The judgment is reversed.


Summaries of

O'Neill v. Priest

Supreme Court of Colorado. En Banc
Dec 23, 1963
387 P.2d 727 (Colo. 1963)
Case details for

O'Neill v. Priest

Case Details

Full title:FRANCIS P. O'NEILL v. GEORGE G. PRIEST

Court:Supreme Court of Colorado. En Banc

Date published: Dec 23, 1963

Citations

387 P.2d 727 (Colo. 1963)
387 P.2d 727