Legal Opinion
Connes v. Molalla Transport System, Inc.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 29, 1992No. 91SC358PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Quinn
We granted certiorari to review the court of appeals’ decision in Connes v. Molalla Transport System, Inc., 817 P.2d 567 (Colo.App.1991), which upheld the district court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Molalla Transport System, Inc. (Molalla), on a negligence claim brought by the plaintiff, Grayce M. Connes, against Molalla for the negligent hiring of a long-haul truck driver who sexually assaulted Connes during the course of transporting freight for Molalla on an interstate trip. The court of appeals held that Molalla had no legal duty to investigate the non-vehicular…
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