Colo. Rev. Stat. » Title 13
Colorado Revised Statutes

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-90-116 (2026)

Examination of party to record by adverse party

✓ current as of July 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section CO-LEGleg.colorado.gov JustiaTitle on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

A party to the record of any civil action or proceeding, or a person for whose immediate benefit such action or proceeding is prosecuted or defended, or the directors, officers, superintendent, or managing agents of any corporation which is a party to the record in such action or proceeding may be examined upon the trial thereof, or upon deposition, or both, as if under cross-examination at the instance of the adverse party and for that purpose may be compelled in the same manner and subject to the same rules for examination as any other witness to testify, but the party calling for such examination shall not be concluded thereby but may rebut it by counter testimony.

Source: L. 1899: p. 178, § 1. R.S. 08: § 7284. C.L. § 6570. L. 33: p. 899, § 1. CSA: C. 177, § 16. CRS 53: § 153-1-16. C.R.S. 1963: § 154-1-16.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1980–1980 · leading case: People v. Taylor, 618 P.2d 1127 (Colo. 1980).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
People v. Taylor, 618 P.2d 1127 (Colo. 1980). · cites it 3× “The privilege would thus be available to the respondent to refuse to testify at the hearing if called as an adverse witness by the People, see section 13-90-116, C.R.S.1973, and would support her refusal to be present in the courtroom during the course of proceedings, as long as…”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.