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KANE v. TOWN OF ESTES PARK

No. 87SA408.

786 P.2d 412 (1990)

Nick KANE; Penny L. Kane; Nicky's Restaurant and Lounge, Ltd., a Colorado corporation; Nicky's Restaurant, Lounge and Motor Lodge, a Colorado corporation; Perry E. Bartlett and Audrey M. Bartlett, d/b/a Deer Crest Chalets; Don L. Heinemann and Nelrose R. Heinemann, d/b/a The Villager Motel; Crossed Fingers, Inc., d/b/a Eicher's Motor Inn, a Colorado corporation; Aldon and Elizabeth Olson; Ronald C. Brodie; Brodie's Supermarket, Inc.; Lloyd and Mary Meyers; Lonigan's, a Colorado general partnership; Park Wheel Corporation, a Colorado corporation; Steven Nagl; Lon Kinnie; Bruce Beckord; Bob Copper; Edward Grueff; Gerard Pearson; James Durward; Goran Svenonius; Rachel and J.R. Preston; D.A. Lienemann, Sr., d/b/a Fall River Estates; and Charlotte Miller, d/b/a "Indian Village" and APROPO, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The TOWN OF ESTES PARK, a Colorado municipality, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing March 5, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

French & Stone, P.C., Joseph C. French and David M. Haynes, Boulder, for plaintiffs-appellants Nick Kane, Penny L. Kane, Nicky's Restaurant and Lounge, Ltd., Nicky's Restaurant, Lounge and Motor Lodge, Perry E. Bartlett and Audrey M. Bartlett, d/b/a Deer Crest Chalets, Don L. Heinemann and Nelrose R. Heinemann, d/b/a The Villager Motel, Crossed Fingers, Inc., d/b/a Eicher's Motor Inn, Aldon and Elizabeth Olson, Ronald C. Brodie, Brodie's Supermarket, Inc., Lloyd and Mary Meyers, Lonigan's, Park Wheel Corp., Steven Nagl and Lon Kinnie.

Bragg, Baker and Cederberg, P.C., Jonathan M. Jellema, Denver, for plaintiffs-appellants Bruce Beckord, Bob Copper, Edward Grueff, Gerard Pearson, James Durward and Goran Svenonius.

Dale S. Carpenter, Lakewood, for plaintiffs-appellants Rachel and J.R. Preston and D.A. Lienemann, Sr., d/b/a Fall River Estates.

Miller, Hale & Harrison, Robert Bruce Miller, Boulder, for plaintiff-appellant Charlotte Miller, d/b/a "Indian Village" and APROPO, Inc.

Anderson, Campbell & Laugesen, P.C., Laird Campbell, Denver, for defendant-appellee.

Justice LOHR delivered the Opinion of the Court.

This case stems from the 1982 failure of the Lawn Lake Dam. The dam failure caused a massive quantity of water to rush downstream, overwhelming the small Cascade Dam and Reservoir, owned and operated by the Town of Estes Park (Estes Park). The combined waters proceeded onward, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. The issue in this case is whether Estes Park can be held liable, on theories of strict liability...

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