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Colby v. Board of Adjustment

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided April 18, 1927No. 11,505PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Adams

Plaintiees in error, petitioners below, brought certiorari in the district court against the board of adjustment, created by a Denver municipal ordinance, and against the members of the board. Respondents had judgment and petitioners bring the case here for review.

The suit involves a comprehensive building zone ordinance. The city building inspector denied the application of Colby and his brother, copartners, for a permit to operate a brickmaking plant on some five acres of petitioners’ land lying within the confines of a residence district zone in Denver. The Colbys appealed to the board of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hadacheck v. SebastianSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
  2. Miller v. Board of Public Works of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1925
  3. Matter of Wulfsohn v. BurdenNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
  4. Welch v. SwaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1909
  5. State ex rel. Civello v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Lombardo v. City of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 1934
  2. Snyder v. City of LakewoodSupreme Court of Colorado · 1975
  3. Baum v. City and County of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1961
  4. City and County of Denver v. Denver Buick, Inc.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1960
  5. Scott v. Champion Bldg. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1930

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