Armijo v. City & County of Denver

Plaintiffs in error, plaintiffs below, brought these suits against the City and County of Denver to recover damages allegedly caused by a collision between plaintiffs’ auto, and a city truck. We are asked to review the judgment of the trial court dismissing the actions upon the ground that the notice of the accident was fatally defective.

Section 158, of the Denver charter (1927 Compilation) provides that, before the city shall be liable for damages to any person injured upon its streets, a written notice thereof must be served upon the mayor within sixty days after the accident, stating fully…