Legal Opinion
Helen Yaich Christopherson v. Kathalene Tibbels Humphrey
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 15, 1966No. 8652PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.
Stephen Yaich, the 14-year old son of the appellant-plaintiff, was killed when the bicycle which he was riding collided with an automobile driven by the appellee-defendant. The mother brought this action under pertinent Colorado statutes to recover for his death. Jurisdiction is based on diversity. The claim here is that the district court erroneously directed a verdict in favor of the defendant.
The accident occurred at the “T” intersection of Federal Boulevard and 70th Avenue in Adams County, Colorado. Federal is a four-lane divided highway with two lanes for…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Simler v. ConnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Herron v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- United States v. HessCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
- Commercial Standard Insurance Company v. F. L. Feaster, Doing Business as Feaster Trucking ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1958
- Werner v. SchraderSupreme Court of Colorado · 1953
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3Cited by38 opinions
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Robert Fred Swearngin v. Sears Roebuck & Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
- John C. Frank, Plaintiff-Cross v. Victoria BloomCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
- Taylor v. GilmartinCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1982
- Kathleen K. Wilkin v. Sunbeam CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
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