Nelson v. Holley

KENNEDY, Judge.

The plaintiffs’ 15-year-old daughter, Teresa Louise Nelson, was killed in Colorado in 1977, in a collision between two vehicles owned by defendant Barbara Holley. The Holleys, including defendant and her three minor children, were on their way to Cooke City, Montana, where they intended to operate a gift store for the summer. Accompanying them were the decedent, Teresa, a friend of defendant’s daughter Kristy, and David Grant Hall, 19, a friend of defendant’s son David.

The two vehicles were a Chevrolet Malibu and a Jeep. Each was pulling a trailer loaded with personal items and…