Legal Opinion
Ferrer v. Okbamicael
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided February 27, 2017No. Supreme Court Case 15SA340PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
En Banc
JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ
delivered the Opinion of the Court.
¶1 In this original proceeding under C.A.R. 21, we address whether an employer’s admission of vicarious liability for an employee’s negligence in response to a plaintiffs complaint forecloses a plaintiffs additional, direct negligence claims against the employer.
¶2 Plaintiff Jessica Ferrer and her companion, Kathryn Winslow, were injured when a taxicab driven by Tesfamariam Okbamicael struck them as they crossed a street in Denver, Colorado. Okbamicael worked for Colorado Cab Company (“Yellow Cab”), which owned the taxicab. Ferrer1…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Palmer v. AH Robins Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1984
- Hill v. WillisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- McHaffie Ex Rel. McHaffie v. BunchSupreme Court of Missouri · 1995
- Harding Glass Co. v. JonesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
- Dunlap v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 2007
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- Neuhengen v. Global Experience Specialists, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2018
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