GUTRICH v. COGSWELL & WEHRLE

Nos. 97SC120, 97SC121.

961 P.2d 1115 (1998)

Thomas R. GUTRICH and Peggy Ann Gutrich, Petitioners, v. COGSWELL & WEHRLE, a Partnership; John M. Cogswell; Richard T. Wehrle; Peter M. Eggleston; PhilLip C. Gans, P.C.; Phillip C. Gans, individually; William E. Brayshaw; Dante L. Zarlengo; Eugene S. Burk; Patrick J. Russell; C. Scott Crabtree; John T. Kearns; Daniel H. Israel; J. Brian Stockmar; Stephen M. Bailey; Stanley F. Freedman, P.C.; Stanley F. Freedman, individually; Raymond L. Sutton, Jr., P.C.; Raymond L. Sutton, Jr., individually; Walter M. Kelly, II; William J. McCarren; Thomas J. Kimmell; James M. Colosky; Michael T. McDonnell, P.C.; and Michael T. McDonnell, individually, Respondents. Thomas R. GUTRICH and Peggy Ann Gutrich, Petitioners, v. Gary P. LaPLANTE and Gary P. LaPlante, P.C., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

July 6, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hale Hackstaff Tymkovich ErkenBrack & Shih, L.L.C., Timothy M. Tymkovich, Monica A. Woods, Denver, for Petitioners in No. 97SC120.

Kennedy & Christopher, P.C., Ronald H. Nemirow, John R. Mann, Denver, for Respondents Cogswell & Wehrle; William E. Brayshaw; Eugene S. Burk; John Cogswell; James M. Colosky;C. Scott Crabtree; Peter M. Eggleston; Phillip C. Gans; Phillip C. Gans, P.C.; Daniel H. Israel; John T. Kearns; Thomas J. Kimmell; William J. McCarren; Michael T. McDonnell; Michael T. McDonnell, P.C.; Richard T. Wehrle; and Dante L. Zarlengo

Patrick J. Russell, Pro Se, Denver.

Walter M. Kelly II, Pro Se, Englewood.

J. Brian Stockmar, Pro Se, Denver.

Krys Boyle Freedman & Sawyer, P.C., Stanley F. Freedman, P.C. and Stanley F. Freedman, Pro Se, Denver.

Baker & Hostetler, L.L.P., Raymond L. Sutton, Jr., P.C. and Raymond L. Sutton, Jr., Pro Se, Denver.

No Appearance By or On Behalf of Stephen M. Bailey

Robert M. Hardaway, Denver, Amicus Curiae.

Hale Hackstaff Tymkovich ErkenBrack & Shih, L.L.C. Timothy M. Tymkovich Denver, for Petitioners in No. 97SC121.

Long & Jaudon, P.C., Dennis W. Brown, Denver, for Respondents.


Justice HOBBS delivered the Opinion of the Court.

These consolidated cases involve an action by Thomas and Peggy Ann Gutrich (Gutriches) against twenty individual partners (individual partners) of the now-defunct legal partnership, Cogswell & Wehrle (partnership) and another action against one individual partner of the partnership, Gary LaPlante, P.C., and its sole employee, officer, and shareholder, Gary LaPlante (LaPlante)1. The...

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