VIGIL v. FRANKLIN

No. 01CA2172.

81 P.3d 1084 (2003)

James P. VIGIL, as Conservator for James R. Vigil, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William FRANKLIN, Gladys Franklin, and Will Franklin, Defendants-Appellees.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. IV.

Certiorari Granted January 12, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Buchanan, Jurdem & Zulauf, P.C., Ross B.H. Buchanan, Denver, Colorado; Anderson, Hemmat & Levine, L.L.C., Jordan S. Levine, Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Levy, Morse & Wheeler, P.C., Karen H. Wheeler, Brian J. Waters, Englewood, Colorado, for Defendants-Appellees.


Opinion by Judge DAILEY.

In this negligence action, plaintiff, James R. Vigil, appeals the summary judgment entered in favor of defendants, William Franklin, Gladys Franklin, and Will Franklin. We affirm.

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