Legal Opinion
Young v. State
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided March 8, 1982No. 80CA0848PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TURSI, Judge.
Plaintiff appeals the granting of defendant’s motion to dismiss for failure to comply with the notice provision of the Governmental Immunity Act. We reverse.
On October 9,1977, the plaintiff had been issued a traffic citation for speeding by a state highway patrolman which directed her to appear in Douglas County Court on November 29, 1977. On November 28, 1977, she contacted the Douglas County Court and was informed that she need not appear since no such case was on file. Accordingly, she did not appear.
Unknown to plaintiff, the summons and complaint had been filed in the El Paso…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Rosane v. SengerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1944
- Owens v. BrochnerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1970
- Crownover v. GleichmanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1977
- Brady v. City and County of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1973
- Carroll v. Regional Transportation DistrictColorado Court of Appeals · 1981
3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. YoungSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
- Dominguez v. BabcockColorado Court of Appeals · 1985
- Miller v. Mountain Valley Ambulance Service, Inc.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1984
- MOUNTAIN GRAVEL & CONST. v. City of CortezColorado Court of Appeals · 1986
- State v. YoungSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
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