Legal Opinion

Bennett v. GREELEY GAS COMPANY

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided June 11, 1998No. 96CA1347PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRIGGS, Judge.

In these consolidated negligence actions, defendant, Greeley Gas Company (Greeley Gas), appeals the judgments for damages entered on jury verdicts against it and in favor of plaintiffs, Nancy Bennett; Deborah Robinson; Harvey Robinson; Joann Baker Paul; Catherine Lykken; Jack Morrison; Rustic Repose, Inc.; and Goldfarb/Colorado, Inc. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

In 1994 an underground gas pipeline fractured. Natural gas escaped and migrated along the pipeline into a commercial building in the heart of the mountain town of Steamboat Springs. A basement hot-water heater…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Blueflame Gas, Inc. v. Van HooseSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
  2. Trimarco v. KleinNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. Uptain v. Huntington Lab, Inc.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1986
  4. Lyons v. NasbySupreme Court of Colorado · 1989
  5. Feiger, Collison & Killmer v. JonesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1996

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Harris Group, Inc. v. RobinsonColorado Court of Appeals · 2009
  2. Loughridge v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
  3. Blood v. Qwest Services Corp.Colorado Court of Appeals · 2009
  4. Scott v. Matlack, Inc.Supreme Court of Colorado · 2002
  5. Hynes v. Energy West, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000

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