Legal Opinion
Smith v. Town of Estes Park
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided December 27, 1996No. 95CA1993PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Justice QUINN. *
In this negligence action, defendant, the Town of Estes Park (Town), brings an interlocutory appeal pursuant to § 24-10-108, C.R.S. (1996 Cum.Supp.) from the trial court’s order denying a motion to dismiss the complaint of plaintiffs, Richard A. and Mary Lou Smith, on the basis that it was barred by governmental immunity. We affirm.
I
In November 1994, plaintiff, Richard A. Smith, was injured when he slipped and fell on ice that had accumulated in a “crosspan” located at the edge of one of the Town’s streets adjacent to a parking lot of a hardware store. The cross-pan…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Trinity Broadcasting of Denver, Inc. v. City of WestminsterSupreme Court of Colorado · 1993
- Fogg v. MacAlusoSupreme Court of Colorado · 1995
- City & County of Denver Ex Rel. Board of Water Commissioners v. GallegosSupreme Court of Colorado · 1996
- Jenks v. SullivanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1992
- Blue River Defense Com. v. Town of SilverthorneColorado Court of Appeals · 1973
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by13 opinions
- City of Colorado Springs v. PowellSupreme Court of Colorado · 2007
- City of Colorado Springs v. PowellSupreme Court of Colorado · 2002
- City of Boulder v. Public Service Co. of ColoradoColorado Court of Appeals · 1999
- Elrick v. MerrillColorado Court of Appeals · 2000
- Bazemore v. Colorado State Lottery DivisionColorado Court of Appeals · 2002
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.