ESTATE OF BROOKOFF v. CLARK

Supreme Court Case No. 16SC676.

429 P.3d 835 (2018)

2018 CO 80

ESTATE OF Daniel BROOKOFF, M.D., Petitioner v. Alexander CLARK, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

Rehearing Denied November 19, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Petitioner: Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, Shannon Wells Stevenson , Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Respondent: Avery Law Firm, James W. Avery , Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Amici Curiae Colorado Defense Lawyers Association and Colorado Civil Justice League: Sweetbaum Sands Anderson PC, Marilyn S. Chappell , Denver, Colorado.

En Banc.


¶ 1 Colorado's "Dead Man's Statute" has served since 1870 to prevent a party in a case from offering self-serving uncorroborated testimony about statements made by a person who cannot come into court and confirm or rebut that testimony. The statute has been amended many times over the years,...

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