· 3/19/1974
Hildyard v. Western Fasteners, Inc.
Citations
- 522 P.2d 596
- 33 Colo. App. 396
How courts have described this case
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- plaintiff's obligation to mitigate damages did not require him to submit to surgery that involved substantial hazards or offered only a possibility of cure
- testimony suggested preceding driver stopped for red light suddenly and in an unexpected location, possibly one and a half car lengths back from the cross-walk
- where issues of liability and damages interwoven, cause remanded for new trial on all issues
- “C.R.C.P. 68 sets forth the procedure in Colorado for confession of judgment by authorizing defendants to offer to allow judgment to be taken against them.”
- “Plaintiff’s obligation to seek a cure for his injuries does not require him to submit to surgery which involves substantial hazards or which offers only a possibility of cure.”
- loss of enjoyment of life is proper element of tort damages
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