Legal Opinion

National Farmers Union Property & Casualty Co. v. Frackelton

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided November 27, 1981No. 80CA1098Published

1Opinion of the Court

PIERCE, Judge.

Defendant, William J. Frackelton, appeals a declaratory judgment for contribution entered in favor of plaintiff, National *1322Farmers Union Property and Casualty Company. We reverse.

Under negligence theories, Frackelton and Robert Kerr filed separate lawsuits against plaintiff’s insured, San Miguel Power, seeking recovery for personal injuries. The actions arose out of the same incident and were consolidated for trial, and this declaratory judgment action was filed following the judgments in the consolidated action.

In the consolidated action, the trial court instructed the jury, as…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Johnson v. Manhattan Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
  2. Brown v. KeillSupreme Court of Kansas · 1978
  3. Emma DeGRAFFENREID Et Al., Appellants, v. GENERAL MOTORS ASSEMBLY DIVISION, ST. LOUIS, Et Al., AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
  4. Paul v. N. L. Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
  5. Consolidated Freightways Corp. of Del. v. OsierMontana Supreme Court · 1979

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