Henisse v. First Transit, Inc.

Opinion by

Judge J. JONES.

Plaintiff, Patricia Henisse, was injured in an automobile accident when her vehicle was struck by a bus driven by defendant Eric Victor Cotton (the bus driver). She sued the bus driver and his employer, First Transit, Inc. The district court determined as a matter of law that the bus driver was also an employee of the Regional Transportation District (RTD), and therefore his potential liability was capped at $150,000 by virtue of the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act (CGIA), sections 24-10-101 to -120, C.R.S. 2008. The court also determined that First Transit, which…