Legal Opinion

Herbertson v. Russell

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided May 7, 1962No. 19691PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice McWilliams

In a trial to the court judgment was entered for Amos and Eva Russell against Fred and Robert Herbertson, doing business as Herbertson Sand and Gravel Company and hereinafter referred to as defendant or Herbertson, in the amount of $25,000 for the wrongful and negligent death of their minor daughter, Glenda Sue Russell. By writ of error Herbertson seeks reversal of the judgment, contending: (1) that their agent, one Barksdale, was not negligent; (2) but that if he was in fact negligent, such was not the proximate cause of Glenda Sue’s death; (3) *112that in reality the proximate cause of Glenda…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Pierce v. ConnersSupreme Court of Colorado · 1894
  2. St. Lukes Hospital Ass'n v. LongSupreme Court of Colorado · 1952
  3. Harvey v. Travelers Ins.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1893
  4. Lyons v. EganSupreme Court of Colorado · 1942
  5. Kansas Pacific Railway Co. v. LundinSupreme Court of Colorado · 1876

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. McSwain v. McSwainSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  2. Espinoza v. O'DELLSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
  3. Bryant v. SilvermanArizona Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Jones v. HildebrantSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Murphy v. Colorado Aviation, Inc.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1978

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