CORSENTINO v. CORDOVA

No. 99SC111.

4 P.3d 1082 (2000)

Dan CORSENTINO, Sheriff of the County of Pueblo, in his official capacity, Petitioner, v. Alonso G. CORDOVA, Mark Allen Cordova, Theresa Marie Randall and Thomas Anthony Cordova, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied July 31, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vaughan & DeMuro, Gordon L. Vaughan, Shelby Felton-Schnack, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Attorneys for Petitioner.

Cross, Bennett & Hessel, LLC, Joseph F. Bennett, Keith F. Cros, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Attorneys for Respondents.

Office of the City Attorney, City of Aurora, Charles H. Richardson, Robert M. Rogers, Julia A. Bannon, Aurora, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae City of Aurora.

Sears & Swanson, P.C., Victoria C. Swanson, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae for the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association.


Justice MARTINEZ delivered the Opinion of the Court.

Petitioner, Pueblo County Sheriff Dan Corsentino, challenges the court of appeals' decision, Cordova v. Pueblo West Metropolitan District, 986 P.2d 976 (Colo.App.1998), upholding the trial court's denial of his motion to dismiss a wrongful death action filed against him based on the actions of his employee, Deputy Sheriff Fred Cortese. In his motion to dismiss, Corsentino...

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