Clark v. Buhring

PIERCE, Judge.

Plaintiff, Arthur C. Clark (Clark), and third-party defendants, Robert Montoya (Montoya) and the City of Fountain, appeal judgments entered on jury verdicts in favor of defendant and third-party plaintiff, Gregory A. Buhring (Buhring). We affirm in part and reverse in part.

On June 14, 1981, Buhring and his parents were at a local V.F.W. hall in Fountain, Colorado. While playing a game of pool, Buhring became involved in a dispute with another patron. Although the dispute was resolved through mutual apologies, a bartender, who had observed the incident, summoned the police.

Officer…