Legal Opinion
Foster v. Board of Governors ex rel. Colorado State University
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided February 27, 2014No. Court of Appeals No. 13CA0280PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
JUDGE J. JONES
{ 1 This case arises from a fire at Colorado State University's Equine Reproduction Laboratory (the Lab) that destroyed plaintiff Heather Foster's property. Defendant, the Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System (CSU),1 appeals the district court's order denying its motion to dismiss Ms. Foster's claim for breach of an oral bailment contract based on immunity under the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act (CGIA). CSU's entitlement to immunity under the CGIA turns on whether Ms. Foster's claim lies in tort or could lie in tort. Because we conclude that…
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