DOUGLAS v. CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER

No. 08CA0063.

203 P.3d 615 (2008)

Robert DOUGLAS and Cheryl Douglas, parents and next friends of Kevin Douglas, decedent, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, State of Colorado, and Southwest Denver Recreational Center, Defendants-Appellants, and Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Amicus Curiae.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. VI.

November 13, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Inderwish & Bonifazi, P.C., John H. Inderwish, Daniele W. Bonifazi, Centennial, Colorado, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

David R. Fine, City Attorney, Thomas Bigler, Assistant City Attorney, Denver, Colorado, for Defendants-Appellants.

Sears & Swanson, P.C., Victoria C. Swanson, Colorado Springs, Colorado, for Amicus Curiae Colorado Trial Lawyers Association.


Opinion by Judge BERNARD J.

In this wrongful death action, defendants, the City and County of Denver and the Southwest Denver Recreational Center (SWDRC), appeal the trial court's order denying their motion to dismiss, on governmental immunity grounds, the complaint brought by plaintiffs, Robert Douglas and Cheryl Douglas, parents and next friend of the decedent, Kevin Douglas. We reverse and remand with directions to dismiss plaintiffs' complaint.

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