Kristensen v. Jones

On May 22, 1975, the respondent’s car was involved in a collision with a bus owned by petitioner Regional Transportation District (RTD), and driven by one of its employees, petitioner Kurt W. Kristensen. Kristensen and an RTD supervisor talked with the respondent and filed accident reports with RTD that day. The reports, which were transmitted to RTD’s insurance carrier the following day, included notations that the respondent had complained of pain in her shoulder. On June 6, 1975, RTD’s insurance carrier paid for the damage to the respondent’s car.

The respondent filed suit for damages for…