Supreme Court of Colorado February 23, 2004, No. 02SC810 (Schwankl v. Davis)

Chief Justice MULLARKEY

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

I. Introduction

In this case, we interpret a “Good Samaritan” statute, section 16-3-203 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, which awards court costs and attorney fees to anyone who has successfully defended against a lawsuit resulting from that person “having sought to prevent a crime being committed against any other person.