The Colorado Governmental Immunity Act “does not define ‘public building’ or ‘building,’” said the appeals court, but “relying on the plain meaning of the statutory language, and with the aid of well[-]recognized dictionaries, we conclude that the parking structure is a ‘public building.’”
July 27, 2022 at 03:16 PM
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Addressing a novel question in Colorado, an appeals court has ruled that a parking structure can qualify as a “public building” under the state’s Governmental Immunity Act, meaning that in the case before the court a county must continue to defend itself against a premises-liability lawsuit.
Jefferson County, the defendant in the case involving a slip and fall and injury, had moved to dismiss the suit under the CGIA.
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