Safeway Stores, Inc. v. Langdon

Kitty Langdon brought suit against Safeway Stores, Inc. for personal injuries which she suffered when a carry-out boy ran into her with a shopping cart. The jury was instructed on the law relating to both negligence and contributory negligence and resolved the issue of liability against the plaintiff. The plaintiff appealed. The Court of Appeals reversed and concluded that the contributory negligence issue should not have been submitted to the jury and that the defendant was negligent as a matter of law. Langdon v. Safeway Stores, Inc., 34 Colo. App. 29, 523 P.2d 997 (1974). As a result, the…