Legal Opinion
City & County of Denver v. Continental Air Lines, Inc.
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided May 8, 1989No. Civ. A. 88-M-1391PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
MATSCH, District Judge.
The plaintiff, the City and County of Denver (Denver), is the owner and operator of Stapleton International Airport (Staple-ton) in Denver, Colorado. The defendants, Continental Air Lines, Inc. (Continental) and United Air Lines, Inc. (United), are commercial airlines using Stapleton for air commerce pursuant to lease agreements entered into in 1968 and set to expire in 1993. These lease agreements permit United and Continental (the airlines) to land and take off from Stapleton’s airfield and to use certain concourse and terminal space for…
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