Legal Opinion

Taco Bell, Inc. v. Lannon

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided October 5, 1987No. 85SC209PublishedCited by 137 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOHR, Justice.

This is a negligence case arising from an incident in which the plaintiff, John P. Lan-non, was injured by a shot fired by a robber when Lannon tried to leave the premises of the defendant, Taco Bell, Inc. (Taco Bell), during the course of a robbery. In Lannon v. Taco Bell, Inc., 708 P.2d 1370 (Colo.App.1985), the Colorado Court of Appeals reversed a judgment in favor of Lan-non and against Taco Bell based on the trial court’s failure to instruct the jury on comparative negligence. The court of appeals then addressed the issue of duty because of the likelihood that it will arise…

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2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Nallan v. Helmsley-Spear, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. Goldberg v. Housing Auth. of City of NewarkSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1962
  3. Butler v. Acme Markets, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1982
  4. Jardel Co., Inc. v. HughesSupreme Court of Delaware · 1987
  5. Cornpropst v. SloanTennessee Supreme Court · 1975

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3Cited by137 opinions

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  2. McClung v. Delta Square Ltd. PartnershipTennessee Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Williams v. Cunningham Drug Stores, IncMichigan Supreme Court · 1988
  4. Town of Alma v. AZCO Construction, Inc.Supreme Court of Colorado · 2000
  5. Doug Satterfield v. Breeding Insulation CompanyTennessee Supreme Court · 2008

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