COLORADO CASE LAW
RELATED TO WEATHER EVENTS
Slip and Fall Cases (Snow, Ice, Flooding, Freezing Rain)
Broderick v. City and County of Denver
727 P.2d;
1986 Colo. App.
Pack v. Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility
894 P.2d 34;
1995 Colo. App
W.T. Grant & Co. v. Casady
117 Colo. 405; 188 P.2d 881;
1948 Colo.
Pelikan v. Swenson
485 P.2d; 136;
1971 Colo. App.
City and County of Denver v. Dugdale
127 Colo. 329; 256 P.2d 898;
1953 Colo.
Martinez v. Weld Co. School Dist. RE-1
2002 Colo. App.
Brent, et al. v. Bank of Aurora
132 Colo. 577; 291 P.2d 391;
1955 Colo.
City of Boulder v. Niles
9 Colo. 415; 12 P. 632;
1886 Colo.
Gage v. Herdt d/b/a/ Price Right Hotel
1996 U.S. App.
Davis-Baptiste v. U.S.
76 F.3d 392,
1996 U.S. App.
Hartzell v. U.S.
539 F.2d 65;
1976 U.S. App.
King Soopers, Inc. v. Mitchell
140 Colo. 119; 342 P. 2d 1006;
1959 Colo.
Smith v. Mill Creek Court, Inc.
457 F. 2d 589;
1972 U.S.
Hayes v. Kit Mfg. Co.
1999 U.S. App.;
1999 Colo. J. C.A.R. 5980
Worker's Compensation Cases
Gates v. Central City Opera House Assn. et al.
107 Colo. 93; 108 P.2d 880;
1940 Colo.
(Worker lost use of hand due to freezing conditions).
Industrial Commission of CO, et al v. Hesler
149 Colo. 592; 370 P. 2d 428;
1962 Colo.
(Worker died from heart attack due to cold weather).
Kane v. Northern Central Railway Co.
128 U.S. 91; 9 S. Ct. 16; 32 L. Ed. 339;
1888
Construction Delay or Defect Cases
City of Denver v. Rhodes
9 Colo. 554; 13 P. 729;
1886 Colo.
(Flooding)
Great American Ins. Co. of NY v. City of Boulder
476 P. 2d 586;
1970 Colo. App.
(Delays due to Adverse Weather Conditions)
Product Liability Cases
Zambakian v. Leson
79 Colo. 250, 246 P. 268;
1926 Colo.
Boger, et. al. v. Pritchard Lumber Co.
137 Colo. 150; 322 P. 2d 105;
1958 Colo.
(It's Raining) Cats and Dogs
American Surety Co. of NY v. Scott et. al
63 F. 2d 961;
1933 U.S. App.
(Breach of Contract)
Compania De Navigacion La Flcha v. Brauer
168 U.S. 104; 18 S. Ct. 12; 42 L. Ed. 398,
1897
(Livestock Loss - Shipping)
Milton v. Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Co. 1 Colo. App. 307; 29 P. 22; 1892
(Cargo Loss)
Goede v. City of Colorado Springs, et, al.
200 F. 99;
1912 U.S. Dist.
(Joint or Several Liability - Safe Maintainence)
Cedergren v. Massachusets Bonding & Ins. Co.
292 F. 5;
1923 U.S. App.
(Policyholder killed aboard boat by cyclone)
Midland Construction Co. v. U.S. Casualty Co.
214 F. 2d 665;
1954 U.S. App.
(Act of God)
Home Ins. Co. of NY v. Denver Western Baseball Co. 82 Colo. 86; 257 P. 265; 1927 Colo.
(Cancelled Sporting Event)
People v. Schafer
946 P. 2d 938;
1997 Colo; 1997 Colo. J. C.A.R. 1914
(Search and Seizure)
Cronk v. Secretary of Agriculture; U.S., et al
187 F. Supp. 4;
1960 U.S. Dist.
(Drought and Crop Loss)
Interior Shutters, Inc. v. Valient Insurance Co.
2000 U.S. App.; 2001 Colo. J. C.A.R. 297
(Breach of Contract - Bad Faith)
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