Shootman v. Department of Transportation

The issue in this case is whether the State of Colorado (State) is exempt from statutes of limitation under the doctrine of nullum tempus occurrit regí (time does not run against the king). The State brought an action against the driver and the owner of a truck to recover for damage the truck caused to a highway tunnel wall. The trial court granted the State’s motion for summary judgment based on the defendants’ admission of negligence, notwithstanding that the statute of limitation for tort actions had run before the State brought suit. The trial court held that the State’s action was not…