Legal Opinion
Hines v. Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided August 15, 1991No. 89CA1489PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge METZGER.
In this wrongful death action, defendants, The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company, engineer Donald Aksamit, and conductor Frank Danicic, appeal the trial court’s judgment entered upon a jury verdict awarding compensatory and punitive damages in favor of plaintiff, Thelma Hines, as a result of the death of her husband, Kennedy Hines. Plaintiff cross-appeals, contending the trial court erred in denying her motion for costs. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.
In September 1985, the decedent and a friend were hiking to a fishing spot in a remote…
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