Chapter 27 - CHAPTER 27 NEGLIGENCE

• Jurisdiction: Colorado

Chapter 27 NEGLIGENCE

Teresa D. Locke, Esq.
W. Darin Locke, Esq.

SYNOPSIS

§ 27.1 DEFINITION

§ 27.2 ELEMENTS

§ 27.3 ELEMENTS DEFINED

§ 27.3.1—Duty
§ 27.3.2—Breach
§ 27.3.3—Injury
§ 27.3.4—Causation

§ 27.4 RES IPSA LOQUITOR

§ 27.5 DEFENSES

§ 27.5.1—Comparative Negligence
§ 27.5.2—Assumption of Risk
§ 27.5.3—Designation of Nonparty at Fault
§ 27.5.4—Exculpatory Agreements and Releases of Liability
§ 27.5.5—Governmental Immunity
§ 27.5.6—Statute of Limitations
§ 27.5.7—Admission of Respondeat Superior Liability as a Defense to a Direct Negligence Claim Against an Employer
§ 27.5.8—Sudden Emergency
§ 27.5.9—Justification

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