GOLDMAN v. KRANE

No. 87CA1873.

786 P.2d 437 (1989)

Bruce GOLDMAN, as Guardian Ad Litem for Anna Barshop, Incapacitated Person, Plaintiff-Appellee and Cross-Appellant, and Helen Morris, Plaintiff and Cross-Appellant, v. Mary KRANE, In her official Capacity as Manager of the Denver Department of Social Services, Defendant-Appellant and Cross-Appellee.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. II.

Rehearing Denied July 20, 1989.

Certiorari Denied January 8, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Office of Debra Knapp, P.C., Debra Knapp, Denver, for plaintiff-appellee and cross-appellant.

Law Office of Kathleen Mullen, P.C., Kathleen Mullen, Denver, for plaintiff and cross-appellant.

Stephen H. Kaplan, City Atty., and Frank A. Elzi, Asst. City Atty., Denver, for defendant-appellant and cross-appellee.


Opinion by Judge SMITH.

In this proceeding under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982), Mary Krane, in her official capacity as manager of the Denver Department of Social Services (the department), appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict awarding Anna Barshop damages of $135,000. The department contends that the trial court erred in denying its motion for a directed verdict and by improperly instructing the jury. Barshop and her niece cross-appeal the trial court...

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