Legal Opinion
Board of County Commissioners v. Intermountain Rural Electric Ass'n
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided December 13, 1982No. 81SA120PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEE, Justice.
The appellant, Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County (Board), sought to obtain office space to house the district attorney and his staff. The building which the Board selected for this purpose was owned by the appellee, Intermountain Rural Electric Association. When a purchase price could not be negotiated, the Board filed a petition in the district court to condemn the building, pursuant to sections 38-1-101 to -121, C.R.S.1973. The appellee filed a motion to dismiss the action on the ground that the Board lacked authority to exercise the power of eminent domain for…
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- Town of Eaton v. BouslogSupreme Court of Colorado · 1956
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