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6 Colorado opinions name it 2 courts 1979–2025 2 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Colorado courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Day v. Johnsongreen1 sentence2024Analysis A. Elements of Negligence and Standard of Review ¶8 To prevail on a negligence claim, a “plaintiff must show a legal duty of care on the defendant’s part, breach of that duty, injury to the plaintiff, and that the defendant’s breach caused the plaintiff’s injury.” Day v. Johnson, 255 P.3d 1064, 1068-69 (Colo. 2011). 3 ¶9 C.R.C.P. 50 authorizes a party to move for a directed verdict on a claim at the close of the evidence offered by the opposing party or at the close of all the evidence. | 1 | 1 |
Gorab v. Zookgreen1 sentence1998See, e.g., Gorab v. Zook, 943 P.2d 423, 426-27 (Colo.1997) (“A motion for directed verdict should not be granted unless the evidence compels the conclusion that a reasonable factfinder could not disagree and that no evidence or inference has been presented at trial upon which a verdict against the moving party could be sustained.”). | 1 | 1 |
Continental Air Lines, Inc. v. Keenangreen1 sentence1995See Continental Air Lines, Inc. v. Keenan, supra. Contrary to plaintiffs contention, the record confirms that the trial court did not grant a directed verdict on this claim. | 1 | 1 |
Joyce Meyr v. Board of Education of the Affton School Districtgreen1 sentence1979See Meyr v. Board of Education, 572 F.2d 1229 (8th Cir. 1978). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Colorado. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Gary J. Griggs and Susan Goddard
green
1 sentence2025Co. v. Goddard, 2021 COA 15, ¶ 25 . ¶ 15 C.R.C.P. 50 authorizes a party to move for a directed verdict on a claim at the close of the evidence offered by the opposing party or at the close of all the evidence. | 1 | 2025–2025 |
Conrad v. City & County of Denver
green
1 sentence1992Moreover, the directed verdict standard — in which all evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff — is less exacting than that under C.R.C.P. 41(b), see Conrad v. City & County of Denver, 656 P.2d 662 (Colo.1982), and inures to the benefit of plaintiff. | 1 | 1992–1992 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.