WALCOTT v. DISTRICT COURT, 2ND JUD. DIST.

No. 96SA105.

924 P.2d 163 (1996)

Brenda WALCOTT and Dean Walcott, Petitioners, v. DISTRICT COURT, SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT, Colorado, and the Honorable Paul A. Markson, District Court Judge, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

September 23, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deisch, Marion & Breslau, P.C., Michael B. Marion and Michael R. Smith, Denver, for Petitioners.

Burg & Eldredge, P.C., David P. Hersh, Peter W. Burg and Rosemary Orsini, Denver, for Defendant Total Petroleum.


Justice SCOTT delivered the Opinion of the Court.

We issued a rule pursuant to C.A.R. 211 directing the District Court for the City and County of Denver (district court) to show cause why it did not err when it ruled that it lacked authority to permit Brenda Walcott, a non-resident indigent plaintiff, to prosecute her personal injury claim against defendant, Total Petroleum, Inc., without posting a cost bond for security. Because we conclude...

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