Legal Opinion
Farrah v. Patton
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 22, 1936No. 13,693PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Butler
Roy B. Farrah sued A. W. Patton, an osteopath, for damages for alleged negligence. At the close of plaintiff’s case defendant moved for a nonsuit. The court denied the motion. The defendant proceeded to introduce his evidence. Before defendant had finished, the court, believing that its former ruling was wrong, in view of Brown v. Hughes, 94 Colo. 295, 30 P. (2d) 259, which we decided a week before, sustained the motion for a nonsuit and dismissed the case. Plaintiff seeks a reversal of the judgment of dismissal.
Plaintiff’s evidence disclosed the following facts:
About April 5, 1931,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Swanson v. HoodWashington Supreme Court · 1918
- Toy v. MackintoshMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Daly v. LiningerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1930
- Brown v. HughesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1934
- Froid v. KnowlesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1934
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Palmer v. AH Robins Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1984
- Kitto v. GilbertColorado Court of Appeals · 1977
- Melville v. SouthwardSupreme Court of Colorado · 1990
- Smith v. CurranColorado Court of Appeals · 1970
- Groce Ex Rel. Groce v. MyersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1944
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