Legal Opinion
Frick v. Abell
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided November 13, 1979No. 79SA143PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rovira
Gary Abell (defendant) appeals the judgment of the Denver District Court awarding damages to Billy and Roger Frick (plaintiffs) in an action in tort for injuries allegedly received as a result of an assault and battery. Abell also appeals the ruling of the district court that the City and County of Denver (Denver) need not indemnify him for the exemplary damages which resulted from this incident. We affirm.
On April 19, 1973, officers Gary Abell and James Kevil 1 of the Denver Police Department arrived at the 400 Club, in the City and County of Denver, and arrested the plaintiffs. The Fricks…
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