GEBERT v. SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO.

Court of Appeals No. 22CA0887.

543 P.3d 409 (2023)

2023 COA 107

Jacqueline GEBERT, Plaintiff-Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO., Defendant-Appellant and Cross-Appellee.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. II.

Announced November 9, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ridley, McGreevy & Winocur, P.C., Robert T. Fishman , Denver, Colorado; Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C., Stephen J. Burg , Jessica L. Breuer , David J. Crough , Englewood, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellee and Cross-Appellant.

Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP, Meghan Frei Berglind , Frederick R. Yarger , Denver, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellant and Cross-Appellee.

Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP, Kendra N. Beckwith, Lance T. Collins, Denver, Colorado, for Amici Curiae Colorado Defense Lawyers Association, Colorado Civil Justice League, and Coloradans Protecting Patient Access.

Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP, Kendra N. Beckwith, Lance T. Collins, Denver, Colorado, for Amici Curiae American Property Casualty Insurance Association, American Tort Reform Association, Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Colorado Chamber of Commerce, Colorado Civil Justice League, Coloradans Protecting Patient Access, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies.

Dormer Harpring, Timothy M. Garvey, Denver, Colorado, for Amicus Curiae Colorado Trial Lawyers Association.


¶ 1 In this personal injury action, plaintiff, Jacqueline Gebert, sued defendant, Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Sears), and its local home repair branch after being electrocuted by her stove, which a Sears repairperson had incorrectly wired. A jury awarded Gebert $2,700,000 in damages. Sears appeals the district court's admission...

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