Biella v. State Department of Highways
Colorado Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
VAN CISE, Judge.
Defendants, State Department of Highways and the State of Colorado, appeal the trial court’s award of damages to the plaintiff and its order denying defendants’ motion to vacate default judgment. Plaintiff has abandoned his cross-appeal. We affirm.
On April 19, 1978, the plaintiff’s prize heifer wandered onto Colorado Highway 36 and was killed by an oncoming car. Plaintiff’s lawyer demanded payment from the State of Colorado, claiming that the State had failed to maintain the fence which separated plaintiff’s land from the highway. The State, acting through its insurance…
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