RIETVELD v. MOUNTAIN STATES TELEPHONE & TEL. CO.

No. 70-115.

485 P.2d 525 (1971)

David RIETVELD and Adra S. Rietveld, Plaintiffs in Error, v. MOUNTAIN STATES TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY, a Colorado corporation, Defendant in Error.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. II.

Rehearing Denied March 23, 1971.

Certiorari Denied June 14, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frickey & Myrick, William E. Myrick, Theodore M. Smith, Denver, for plaintiffs in error.

Akolt, Shepherd, Dick & Rovira, Stuart S. Gunckel, Arthur T. Voss, Denver, for defendant in error.


Not Selected for Official Publication.

DUFFORD, Judge.

The parties appear here as they did in the trial court, and we shall refer to them by their trial court designations or by name.

At issue in the trial of this matter was whether the defendant's negligent maintenance of a telephone line to the plaintiffs' home was the proximate cause of injuries suffered by Mrs. Rietveld when she was struck by lightning. This issue was submitted to the jury, which...

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