Nelson v. United States

FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ORDER,

Wiley Y. Daniel, Senior United States District Judge

This case, arising under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), involves a premises liability claim under the Colorado Premises Liability Act (“CPLA”) against the United States. It arises from a bicycle accident of Plaintiff James Nelson on property of the United States Air Force Academy. Plaintiffs claim that Mr. Nelson suffered injuries in that accident when he fell into a large, unmarked sinkhole that bisected the entire width of a bicycle path that he was riding on. Plaintiff Elizabeth…