Legal Opinion
Solano v. Goff
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided February 4, 1999No. 97CA2107PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge TAUBMAN.
In this wrongful death action, plaintiffs, the surviving heirs of Roberto Ortiz, appeal the summary judgment in favor of defendant, Williard Goff, the sheriff of Baca County, finding that defendant owed no legal duty to Ortiz. We affirm.
This action arises from the murder of Ortiz, a county resident, by an inmate at the Baca County Jail. On the day of the murder, the inmate participated on a work crew supervised by defendant that picked up trash outside of the jail. While on the work crew, the inmate consumed a large quantity of vodka which Ortiz had provided to him and…
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