BOARD OF COUNTY COM'RS v. DeLOZIER

No. 95SC305.

917 P.2d 714 (1996)

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF SUMMIT COUNTY, Petitioner, v. Kimberly A. DeLOZIER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

May 28, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hall & Evans, L.L.C., Cathy H. Greer, Malcolm S. Mead, Pamela Skelton, Denver, Jeffrey Huntley, County Attorney, Summit County, Breckenridge, for Petitioner.

Gregson and Pixler, P.C., Ronald E. Gregson, Bradley M. Knepper, Denver, for Respondent.

Office of the City Attorney, City of Aurora, Charles H. Richardson, Julia A. Bannon, Aurora, for amicus curiae the City of Aurora.

Schaden, Lampert & Lampert, Brian J. Lampert, Denver, for amicus curiae the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association.


Chief Justice VOLLACK delivered the Opinion of the Court.

We granted certiorari to review the court of appeals decision in DeLozier v. Board of County Commissioners, No. 94CA0736 (Colo. App. Mar. 9, 1995). The court of appeals reversed the trial court's dismissal of the respondent's promissory estoppel claim against the petitioner. We affirm the court of appeals and hold that a promissory estoppel claim is properly characterized as one in the nature of a contract...

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