LAFITTE v. STATE HWY. DEPT.

No. 93CA1725.

885 P.2d 338 (1994)

Louise LAFITTE, Surviving Spouse of Patrick Carter, Decedent, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT OF the STATE OF COLORADO, Defendant-Appellee.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. III.

October 6, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Shackelford Shipp, Aspen, for plaintiff-appellant.

Gale A. Norton, Atty. Gen., Stephen K. ErkenBrack, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., Timothy M. Tymkovich, Sol. Gen., Thomas C. Sullivan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for defendant-appellee.


Opinion by Judge JONES.

In this action to recover damages for wrongful death and loss of consortium, plaintiff, Louise Lafitte, surviving spouse of Patrick Carter, decedent, appeals from the summary judgment in favor of defendant, the State Highway Department. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.

Decedent was killed in a motorcycle accident on a state highway on August 30, 1989. Although the record does not contain a copy...

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