Legal Opinion
Bertrand v. Board of County Commissioners of Park County
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided April 18, 1994No. 93SC95PublishedCited by 151 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rovira
The Colorado Governmental Immunity Act (GIA) waives the defense of sovereign or governmental immunity 1 for the op eration of a publicly owned or leased motor vehicle by a public employee. § 24-10-106(l)(a), 10A C.R.S. (1988). We granted certiorari to review Bertrand v. Board of County Commissioners, 857 P.2d 477 (Colo.App.1992), in order to construe the term “motor vehicle” for purposes of this exception.
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As this ease requires us to interpret one of the exceptions to the GIA, we believe it is appropriate first to resolve an inconsistency that has arisen in our opinions regarding the GIA.…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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