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Watson v. Regional Transportation District

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided October 17, 1988No. 86SC230PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOHR, Justice.

Jayma Watson (Watson) suffered severe injuries to her right leg and foot when the motorcycle on which she was riding as a passenger collided with a bus owned and operated by the Regional Transportation District (RTD). The motorcycle was operated by Watson’s husband, Randy. Wat son brought a negligence action against RTD. A jury determined that she had suffered damages in the amount of $100,000 and that fifty-one percent of the damages were caused by the negligence of RTD and forty-nine percent by the negligence of Randy Watson. The trial court ruled that the negligence of…

2Cases cited53 opinions

  1. Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Gaspard v. LeMaireSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
  3. SMALICH v. WestfallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  4. Lee v. Colorado Department of HealthSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
  5. Nowak v. NowakSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Morgan v. ScottKentucky Supreme Court · 2009
  2. Mitchell v. WilmoreSupreme Court of Colorado · 1999
  3. In re the Marriage of WigginsSupreme Court of Colorado · 2012
  4. McCoy v. Colonial Baking Co. Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1990
  5. Watters v. Pelican International, Inc.District Court, D. Colorado · 1989

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