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Bookout v. Victor Comptometer Corp.

Document Cited authorities 14 Cited in 13 Precedent Map Related
Decision Date02 March 1978
Docket NumberNo. 77-112,77-112
Citation40 Colo.App. 417,576 P.2d 197
PartiesWilliam E. BOOKOUT, by and through his father and next friend, William R. Bookout, and William R. Bookout, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. VICTOR COMPTOMETER CORPORATION, an Illinois Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. . I
CourtColorado Court of Appeals
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11 cases
  • Vigil v. Franklin
    • United States
    • Colorado Supreme Court
    • November 30, 2004
    ...To reach this conclusion, we borrowed principles from both strict liability and proximate cause. See Bookout v. Victor Comptometer Corp., 40 Colo.App. 417, 419, 576 P.2d 197, 198 (1978) ("[T]he potential for danger inherent in a BB gun is readily apparent and a warning for the obvious is no......
  • Reddell v. Johnson
    • United States
    • Oklahoma Supreme Court
    • July 1, 1997
    ...they closed the door 'Please, don't do it.' " The dangers of this game were and are readily apparent. See Bookout v. Victor Comptometer Corp., 40 Colo.App. 417, 576 P.2d 197 (1978) (dangers of a BB gun are readily apparent and need not be described by the manufacturer). That the participant......
  • Whitlock v. University of Denver
    • United States
    • Colorado Court of Appeals
    • August 8, 1985
    ...held that there was no duty to warn the plaintiff of dangers he already understood and appreciated. Citing Bookout v. Victor Comptometer Corp., 40 Colo.App. 417, 576 P.2d 197 (1978), we stated that: "[W]here the potential for danger is readily apparent, a warning of the obvious is not neces......
  • Frazier v. Kysor Indus. Corp.
    • United States
    • Colorado Court of Appeals
    • October 25, 1979
    ...to movers, no warning was necessary. This also has been rejected. Union Supply Co. v. Pust, supra. See also Bookout v. Victor Comptometer Corp., 40 Colo.App. 417, 576 P.2d 197 (1978). (Pierce, J., We also disagree with defendants' contention that because plaintiff was moving the saw, and th......
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