Legal Opinion
Colorado Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. CAT Continental, Inc.
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided December 11, 1986No. Civ. A. 85-K-2260PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
KANE, District Judge.
BACKGROUND
Colorado Farm Bureau has filed this product liability action 1 as the subrogee of its insured, Peleo, Inc. The insured is a closely held family corporation, with Dean Pelton serving as its president.
The complaint alleges claims for strict liability, negligence, and breach of warranty arising from destruction by fire of an oil truck manufactured by defendant CAT. Peleo used this truck in its hot oil service business. The truck’s certificate of title, however, was in Dean Pelton’s name.
CAT has filed a motion for summary judgment on two…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Jerome Otteson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
- DeCespedes v. Prudence Mut. Cas. Co. of Chicago, Ill.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966
- Marquez v. Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1980
- Waggoner v. WilsonColorado Court of Appeals · 1972
- Bituminous Fire & Marine Insurance Co. v. Culligan Fyrprotexion, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1982
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3Cited by7 opinions
- American National Fire Insurance Company v. Yellow Freight Systems, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
- Lawyers Title Insurance v. United American Bank of MemphisDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 1998
- Utica Mutual Insurance v. Denwat Corp.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1991
- American National Fire Insurance v. Yellow Freight Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
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