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Proffitt v. State

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided March 22, 1971No. 23044PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Groves

The plaintiff in error (plaintiff) brought an action against the State of Colorado and a number of officers and employees of the State to recover for the alleged wrongful death of her son, who was stabbed while an inmate in the State Reformatory. The State moved to dismiss the complaint on the ground of sovereign immunity. The court sustained the motion.

We make no expression concerning the merits of this action and confine ourselves solely to the matter of sovereign immunity of the State of Colorado. For the reasons expressed in Evans v. County Commissioners, 174 Colo. 97, 482 P.2d 968,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Flournoy v. School District Number OneSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971

3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Bertrand v. Board of County Commissioners of Park CountySupreme Court of Colorado · 1994
  2. Springer v. City & County of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 2000
  3. Medina v. StateSupreme Court of Colorado · 2001
  4. Walton v. StateSupreme Court of Colorado · 1998
  5. Marrapese v. Rhode IslandDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1980

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