Hancey v. United States

ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS

BRIMMER, District Judge.

On May 22, 1997, the Colorado Supreme Court declined to certify the following question:

Does Colorado law permit parents to recover for the loss of a child’s companionship and society when the child is severely injured?

As a result, this Court now must rule upon defendants’ motion to dismiss. After hearing the parties’ oral arguments and considering the parties’ briefs, the Court FINDS and ORDERS as follows:

Background

On December 31, 1993, Michael Hancey and a group of Boy Scouts and Scout leaders from Troop 552 in Littleton, Colorado embarked on…