Nelson v. United States

FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND ORDER AS TO APPLICABILITY OF EXCEPTION TO COLORADO RECREATIONAL USE STATUTE

Wiley Y. Daniel, Senior United States District Judge

I. INTRODUCTION

James Nelson was seriously injured in a bicycle accident on September 3, 2008, *1140when he encountered a sinkhole/washout on a bike path on United States Air Force Academy [“Academy”] land. He sued under the Federal Tort Claims Act [“FTCA”] for damages.

This case proceeded to a liability trial to the Court on December 2-5, 2013. In my Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order of February 6, 2014 (ECF No. 132)…