Legal Opinion
Gallegos v. City & County of Denver Ex Rel. Board of Water Commissioners
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided May 15, 1995No. 93CA1031PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge RULAND.
In an action to recover damages for negligence, plaintiff, Troy Orlando Gallegos, appeals from the judgment entered notwithstanding the verdict in favor of defendant, City and County of Denver Water Department. We reverse and remand with directions to reinstate the jury verdict.
The record reflects that plaintiff walked across a public alley to visit a friend. A water meter pit was located at the rear of the friend’s property and adjacent to the alley.
As plaintiff was leaving the site, he stepped on the cover plate for the meter pit. Plaintiff testified that the cover…
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- Longbottom v. State Board of Community Colleges & Occupational EducationColorado Court of Appeals · 1993
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3Cited by7 opinions
- City & County of Denver Ex Rel. Board of Water Commissioners v. GallegosSupreme Court of Colorado · 1996
- Hendricks ex rel. Martens v. Weld County School District No. 6Colorado Court of Appeals · 1995
- City & County of Denver Ex Rel. Board of Water Commissioners v. GallegosSupreme Court of Colorado · 1996
- City & County of Denver Ex Rel. Board of Water Commissioners v. GallegosSupreme Court of Colorado · 1996
- Gonzales v. City of Castle RockCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2004
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