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Because the legislature is generally trusted with what timelines are reasonable for statutes of limitations, Mishek v. Stanton, 200 Colo. 514, 518 , 616 P.2d 135, 138 (1980), and because Cacioppo has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that those timelines are manifestly unreasonable, we defer to the legislature's wisdom in this instance.

Because the legislature is generally trusted with what timelines are reasonable for statutes of limitations, Mishek v. Stanton, 200 Colo. 514, 518 , 616 P.2d 135, 188 (1980), and because Cacioppo has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that those timelines are manifestly unreasonable, we defer to the legislature's wisdom in this instance.

Dove, 808 P.2d at 1274 ; Mishek v. Stanton, 200 Colo. 514, 518 , 616 P.2d 135, 138 (1980); Oberst , 148 Colo, at 292, 365 P.2d at 905 .

Mishek v. Stanton, 200 Colo. 514, 518 , 616 P.2d 135, 138 (1980); Oberst v. Mays, 148 Colo. 285, 292 , 365 P.2d 902, 905 (1961).

(Emphasis added.) In Mishek v. Stanton, 200 Colo. 514, 518 , 616 P.2d 135, 138 (1980), we held that statutes of limitation do not violate constitutional due process where the time allowed within which to bring a suit is reasonable and does not amount to a denial of justice.

In Mishek , the claimant’s equal protection argument was limited to her contention that “ ‘no reasonable basis exists for separating medical and healing professionals from other professionals and lay persons and granting them the special protection afforded by the six-year maximum statute of limitations’ and therefore section 13-80-105, C.R.S.1973, violates constitutional provisions guaranteeing equal protection and the state constitutional prohibition against special legisl…

As we pointed out in Mishek v. Stanton, 616 P.2d 135, 138 (Colo.1980): “The general rule is that a statute of limitations ... does not violate due process ‘unless the time fixed by the statute is manifestly so limited as to amount to a denial of justice ....

See Mishek v. Stanton, 200 Colo. 514 , 616 P.2d 135 (1980).

See Mishek v. Stanton, 200 Colo. 514 , 616 P.2d 135 (1980).

See Mishek v. Stanton, 200 Colo. 514 , 616 P.2d 135 (1980).