CHRISTOPHERSON v. HUMPHREY

No. 8652.

366 F.2d 323 (1966)

Helen Yaich CHRISTOPHERSON, Appellant, v. Kathalene Tibbels HUMPHREY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit.

September 15, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin E. Sweet, Denver, Colo. (Gilbert C. Maxwell, Denver, Colo., was with him on the brief), for appellant.

Roger L. Simon, Denver, Colo. (Nicholas Makris, Denver, Colo., was with him on the brief), for appellee.

Before LEWIS, JONES and BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judges.


BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.

Stephen Yaich, the 14-year old son of the appellant-plaintiff, was killed when the bicycle which he was riding collided with an automobile driven by the appellee-defendant. The mother brought this action under pertinent Colorado statutes to recover for his death. Jurisdiction is based on diversity. The claim here is that the district court erroneously directed a verdict in favor of the defendant.

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