APPEL v. SENTRY LIFE INS. CO.

No. 85SC158.

739 P.2d 1380 (1987)

E. Charleen APPEL, Petitioner, v. SENTRY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a Wisconsin corporation; Frank Sandt, and others whose true names are unknown, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

June 22, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fasing and Fasing, P.C., Timothy L. Fasing, Gregory J. Fasing, Denver, for petitioner.

Hall & Evans, Raymond J. Connell, Alan Epstein, Denver, for respondent Sentry Life Ins. Co.

White & Steele, P.C., Robert A. Zupkus, Stephen G. Sparr, Denver, for respondent Frank Sandt.

Holme Roberts & Owen, R. Craig Ewing, Lino S. Lipinsky de Orlov, Denver, for amicus curiae Colorado Trial Lawyers Ass'n.


ERICKSON, Justice.

We granted certiorari to review one issue in Appel v. Sentry Life Insurance Co., 701P.2d 634 (Colo.App.1985). The court of appeals held that the credibility of an adverse witness may not be impeached with prior inconsistent statements uttered in a deposition at which the opposing party was not present or represented. We reject the analysis of the court of appeals on that single issue, but affirm...

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