SANCHEZ v. RICE

No. 77-470.

580 P.2d 1261 (1978)

Michael SANCHEZ and Tom Rios, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Dennis RICE, Stephen D. Carter, and the City and County of Denver, a Municipal Corporation, Defendants-Appellants.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. I.

Rehearings Denied April 20, 1978.

Certiorari Denied July 10, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sander N. Karp, Denver, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Marlin W. Burke, Lakewood, for defendants-appellants.


COYTE, Judge.

Defendants appeal a judgment entered against them for negligent discharge of firearms. We affirm as regards the liability of the City and County of Denver, reverse as regards the individual liability of the defendants, police officers Rice and Carter, and remand for a new trial on the issue of damages.

At about 11:30 p.m. August 8, 1971, four police cars responded to a report of a stabbing at the Platte...

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