Legal Opinion

Smith v. Town of Snowmass Village

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided April 4, 1996No. 95CA0496PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Chief Judge STERNBERG.

Plaintiffs, Diane and Bruce A. Smith, appeal from the trial court’s judgment dismissing their complaint against defendant, the Town of Snowmass Village (Town), based on governmental immunity. The Town cross-appeals from the trial court’s denial of its attorneys fees and its partial award of the actual costs the Town incurred. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand with directions.

On the evening of January 18, 1992, Diane Smith slipped and fell on the landing at the bottom of an unlit stairway owned and maintained by the Town. The stairs were heated and…

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