Legal Opinion
Hamblen v. Santa Fe Trail Transp. Co.
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided December 31, 1951No. Civ. A. No. 3226PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KNOUS, District Judge.
This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries allegedly suffered by plaintiff as the result of a collision between the bus of defendant transportation company said to have been occasioned by his negligence, and a motor vehicle operated by one Dominic Girodo in which plaintiff was a passenger.
The substantive law of Colorado •allows indemnification of one tort-feasor by another whose act of negligence was the primary and responsible cause of a plaintiff’s injuries. Colorado & Southern Railway Co. v. Western Light & Power Co., 73 Colo. 107, 214 P. 30; Otis…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Slattery v. Marra Bros., Inc. Marra Bros., Inc. v. Wm. Spencer & Son CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Baltimore Transit Co. v. State Rx Rel. SchrieferCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1944
- American Mut. Liability Ins. Co. v. MatthewsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
- Otis Elevator Co. v. Maryland Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1934
- Brown v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1932
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Kandt v. EvansSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
- Nelson v. HardingColorado Court of Appeals · 1970
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Hadley Auto TransportDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1961
- Kratke v. Denver & R. G. W. R. Co.District Court, D. Colorado · 1953
- Wright v. District Court in & for the County of JeffersonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
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