Morgan v. Board of Water Works of Pueblo

Opinion by

Judge HUME.

In this personal injury action to recover damages for negligence, defendant, Board of Water Works of Pueblo appeals from the judgment entered upon a jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs, Clifford R. and Gladys Morgan. We affirm.

Plaintiffs were injured on June 1, 1987, when their vehicle struck a water valve cover which was protruding from the surface of a residential street in Pueblo. The jury returned a verdict in plaintiffs’ favor, finding that the Board was 75% at fault and that plaintiff Clifford Morgan, the driver, was 25% at fault in causing the accident. The trial…