Legal Opinion
Madrid v. Safeway Stores, Inc.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided October 3, 1985No. 83CA1253PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BABCOCK, Judge.
In this negligence action, plaintiff, Irene Madrid, sought damages for injury to her right great toe arising out of a fall in front of a store owned and operated by defendant, Safeway Stores, Inc. The jury, by special verdict, found that Safeway was 90% negligent, Madrid was 10% negligent, and that the damages caused by the negligence of both parties totalled $10,000. This figure approximated Madrid’s claimed medical expenses of $9,989.57.
On Madrid’s motion to alter or amend the jury verdict, the trial court found that the jury did not follow its instruction given in the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Reynolds v. FarberColorado Court of Appeals · 1978
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