Lannon v. Taco Bell, Inc.
Colorado Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
PIERCE, Judge.
In this negligence action, defendant, Taco Bell, Inc., appeals a judgment entered on the jury verdict in favor of plaintiff, John P. Lannon. We reverse and remand with directions.
The facts are essentially undisputed. As Lannon, a cabdriver, approached the counter of one of defendant’s restaurants, he saw a man with a gun behind the counter removing money from a floor safe. Lan-non backed away bumping into a person who turned out to be a second robber. He ran to the parking lot. The man with the gun fired at him through a window, and the bullet injured Lannon.
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