· 9/25/2003
Double Oak Construction L.L.C. v. Cornerstone Development International, L.L.C.
Citations
- 97 P.3d 140
- 2003 Colo. App. LEXIS 1502
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that exemplary damages may be awarded on civil conspiracy claim, an independent tort that seeks actual damages
- “[W]e conclude that a transfer in violation of CUFTA is a legal wrong which will support a conspiracy claim.”
- Attorney fees are actual damages when “but for defendants’ obdurate conduct, plaintiff would not have incurred attorney fees in pursuing its judgment.”
- \[The elements for a civil conspiracy claim require that the underlying acts be unlawful and create an independent cause of action.\
- “If the acts alleged to constitute the underlying wrong provide no cause of action, then there is no cause of action for the conspiracy itself.”
- under section 13-17-102, C.R.S. 2018, for bringing a frivolous claim or defense
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Judges: Graham, Davidson, Nieto
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