City & County of Denver v. Pitcher
Supreme Court of Colorado
Error to Denver District Court. — Hon. Greeley W. Whitford, Judge. The defendant in error in each of1 these cases is the assessor of the city and county of Denver.
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Error to Denver District Court. — Hon. Greeley W. Whitford, Judge. The defendant in error in each of1 these cases is the assessor of the city and county of Denver. He was engaged in making a horizontal reduction of ten per cent, on the valuations of property theretofore assessed, valued and listed by him for the year 1912, and extending the tax roll accordingly, when each of the plaintiffs in error brought an action to restrain him from so doing, and for such other, further and general relief as to the court should seem meet and proper in the premises. In the case of the city and county of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gabbert
The main contention on the part of the respective plaintiffs in error is, that the defendant, in making the ten per cent, horizontal reduction, is committing an act which the statutory provisions prescribing his duties do not authorize, and that in so doing he is acting directly contrary to such provisions; *217while on the part of the defendant the claim is made that he is performing an act of a governmental and executive nature, which the courts are without authority to control. Which of these contentions is correct turns upon the consideration of the constitutional, statutory and charter…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People ex rel. Alexander v. District CourtSupreme Court of Colorado · 1901
3Cited by13 opinions
- Crane Co. v. Arizona State Tax CommissionArizona Supreme Court · 1945
- People ex rel. Colorado Tax Commission v. PitcherSupreme Court of Colorado · 1914
- Board of County Commissioners v. LoveSupreme Court of Colorado · 1970
- People v. PitcherSupreme Court of Colorado · 1916
- People Ex Rel. State Board of Equalization v. HivelySupreme Court of Colorado · 1959
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