DEPARTMENT OF INSTITUTIONS v. CAROTHERS

No. 90CA0404.

821 P.2d 891 (1991)

DEPARTMENT OF INSTITUTIONS, GRAND JUNCTION REGIONAL CENTER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Jenny CAROTHERS, an incapacitated person, Respondent-Appellee.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. III.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing November 14, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gale A. Norton, Atty. Gen., Raymond T. Slaughter, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., Timothy M. Tymkovich, Sol. Gen., Cynthia D. Jones, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for petitioner-appellant.

Holland & Hart, William E. Mooz, Jr., Charles R. Jaeger, Denver, for respondent-appellee.


Opinion by Judge TURSI.

Petitioner, the Department of Institutions, Grand Junction Regional Center, appeals the judgment of the district court sitting in probate in which it awarded attorney fees against petitioner which were incurred on behalf of respondent Jenny Carothers, an incapacitated person. We affirm the judgment.

Jenny Carothers was a developmentally disabled minor who required complete care owing to severe physical and cognitive deficiencies. She...

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