M. & M. Oil Transportation, Inc. v. Board of County Commissioners
M. & M. Oil Transportation, Inc. v. Board of County Commissioners
Dissenting Opinion
dissenting:
Mr. Justice Hall and I expressed our views concerning immunity from suit or liability in Denver v. Madison,
Mr. Justice Hall joins in this dissent.
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the Court.
In the trial court the plaintiff corporation filed its complaint against the Board of County Commissioners for Routt county in which it was alleged that the said Board was guilty of negligence in the care, construction and maintenance of a county road, in that material used in road building was negligently placed upon the roadway reducing the available area for travel between said
Counsel for plaintiff in error state in their brief that:
βThe only issue to be resolved in this appeal is whether or not counties are liable for their torts under the laws of this State. * * *β
The trial court resolved this question in the negative. We approve.
Within recent weeks the court has considered this question at great length; has had the benefit of extended oral arguments by able counsel; and the issues have been fully treated by exhaustive briefs filed by counsel for the litigants, and by amici curiae.
The considered opinions of this court on the question presented by the record here will be found in the following cases, all of which have been very recently decided: City and County of Denver v. Madison; Faber v. State of Colorado; Berger v. Department of Highways of the State of Colorado; and Liber v. Flor, et al. Under authority of the cases cited, and for the reasons set forth in the opinions filed therein, the judgment of the trial court in this action must be, and is, affirmed.
Mr. Justice Hall and Mr. Justice Frantz dissent.
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- M. & M. Oil Transportation, Inc. v. Board of County Commissioners of Routt County
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