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Home » US Law » 2022 Colorado Code » Title 13 - Courts and Court Procedure » Article 21 - Damages » Part 2 - Damages for Death by Negligence

§ 13-21-201. Damages for Death

When any person dies from any injury resulting from or occasioned by the negligence, unskillfulness, or criminal intent of any officer, agent, servant, or employee while running, conducting, or managing any locomotive, car, or train of cars, or of any driver of any coach or other conveyance operated for the purpose of carrying either freight […]

§ 13-21-202. Action Notwithstanding Death

When the death of a person is caused by a wrongful act, neglect, or default of another, and the act, neglect, or default is such as would, if death had not ensued, have entitled the party injured to maintain an action and recover damages in respect thereof, then, and in every such case, the person […]

§ 13-21-203. Limitation on Damages

All damages accruing under section 13-21-202 shall be sued for and recovered by the same parties and in the same manner as provided in section 13-21-201, and in every such action the jury may give such damages as they may deem fair and just, with reference to the necessary injury resulting from such death, including […]

§ 13-21-203.5. Alternative Means of Establishing Damages – Solatium Amount

In a case arising under section 13-21-202, the persons entitled to sue under section 13-21-201 (1) may elect in writing to sue for and recover a solatium in the amount of fifty thousand dollars. The solatium amount is in addition to economic damages and to reasonable final disposition expenses, which expenses may also be recovered […]

§ 13-21-203.7. Adjustments of Dollar Limitations for Effects of Inflation

The limitations on noneconomic damages set forth in section 13-21-203 (1)(a) and the amount of the solatium set forth in section 13-21-203.5 must be adjusted for inflation as of January 1, 1998, January 1, 2008, January 1, 2020, and each January 1 every two years thereafter. The adjustments made on January 1, 1998, January 1, […]

§ 13-21-204. Limitation of Actions

All actions provided for by this part 2 shall be brought within the time period prescribed in section 13-80-102. Source: G.L. § 880. G.S. § 1033. R.S. 08: § 2059. C.L. § 6305. CSA: C. 50, § 4. CRS 53: § 41-1-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 41-1-4. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 615, § 1, […]