The UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO v. Booth

We granted certiorari in this case to review the court of appeals decision in Booth v. University of Colorado, 64 P.3d 926 (Colo.App.2002). 1 We affirm. 'We hold that timely filing of a notice of claim upon the Board of Regents of the University of Colorado ("University") complies with the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act's ("GIA") notice provisions set forth in section 24-10-1098), 7B C.R.S. (2002). 2

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In October of 1998, a dry erase board-not properly secured to a classroom wall at the University of Colorado-collapsed and struck Deborah Eileen Booth, a student at the University, in the…