Christensen v. Hoover

ERICKSON, Justice.

We granted certiorari to review Christensen v. Hoover, 43 Colo.App. 501, 608 P.2d 372 (1979), which reversed a judgment holding a landlord and a professional mover jointly and severally liable for damage to a tenant’s personal property when it was removed from the rented premises pursuant to a forcible entry and detainer action. We affirm in part and reverse in part, and remand this case to the court of appeals for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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In September 1976, petitioner, Evelyn Christensen, entered into an oral lease agreement with respondents, Ruth…