Chapter 42 - § 42.6 • KINDS OF CASES IN WHICH DEAD MAN'S STATUTE IS APPLIED

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§ 42.6 • KINDS OF CASES IN WHICH DEAD MAN'S STATUTE IS APPLIED

The following are representative of situations in which the dead man's statute has been applied in decisions by the Colorado appellate courts: claims against estates, will contests, suits for conversion, suits involving title to real estate, will constructions, suits on notes, orphan's and spouse's allowances, suits for money judgments, suits to establish resulting and constructive trusts, proceedings to determine whether the marriage relationship...