Legal Opinion
City & County of Denver v. Lyttle
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided April 22, 1940No. 14,565PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PLAINTIFF in error, plaintiff below, instituted condemnation proceedings to acquire the farm of defendant in error, comprising 480 acres, for use as part of a bombing field auxiliary to the Air Corps Technical School east of Denver. The determination of the value of the farm was submitted to a jury which fixed it at $8,434, or approximately $17.50 an acre. Judgment was duly entered on the verdict, to reverse which the case is here on a writ of error. Reference will be made to plaintiff in error as the City, and to defendant in error as the owner, or Lyttle.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Stillwell & Bierce Manufacturing Co. v. PhelpsSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Wassenich v. City & County of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1919
- McNichols v. City of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1937
- Denver Joint Stock Land Bank v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Colorado · 1940
- Hoover v. ShottSupreme Court of Colorado · 1920
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3Cited by28 opinions
- City & County of Denver v. QuickSupreme Court of Colorado · 1941
- Denver Urban Renewal Authority v. Berglund-Cherne Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1977
- City and County of Denver v. HinseySupreme Court of Colorado · 1972
- McCune v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1972
- People v. Nhan Dao VanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
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