Legal Opinion

Lobato v. Taylor

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided April 28, 2003No. 008C527PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Mullarkey

Today's opinion is the third in a tmlogy of decisions that we have issued construing some of the oldest property rights in the state. Involved are access rights to a large, mountainous tract of land in southern Costil- - la County, Colorado known as the Taylor Ranch.1 These property rights trace their origins to the time before Colorado's statehood when southern Colorado was still a part of Mexico.

The Costilla County landowners, whose property rights are at issue, are the present-day descendants of 1850s frontier farming families who were recruited by Carlos Beau-bien to move north from the…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  4. Migra v. Warren City School District Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. MoitieSupreme Court of the United States · 1981

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Argus Real Estate, Inc. v. E-470 Public Highway AuthoritySupreme Court of Colorado · 2005
  2. Burlington Ditch Reservoir & Land Co. v. Metro Wastewater Reclamation DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 2011
  3. Camp Bird Colorado, Inc. v. Board of County Commissioners of the County of OurayColorado Court of Appeals · 2009
  4. Salazar v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Colorado Court of Appeals · 2006
  5. In re Villas at Highland Park Homeowners Ass'n v. Villas at Highland Park, LLCSupreme Court of Colorado · 2017

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