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BUSH v. JACKSON

No. 74-159.

539 P.2d 1290 (1975)

John BUSH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bennie S. JACKSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. III.

Rehearing Denied June 10, 1975.

Certiorari Granted September 22, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter L. Gerash, P. C., Gary P. Sandblom, Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

Robert L. McDougal, G. A. Score, Denver, for defendant-appellant.

Selected for Official Publication.

VanCISE, Judge.

Defendant Jackson appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff Bush in an assault and battery action. We reverse.

After a series of controversies between the parties, who were brothers-in-law and business partners, Jackson shot Bush. In the ensuing lawsuit, Jackson defended on a claim of self-defense. The jury held for Bush and awarded him $75,000 compensatory damages for...

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