Legal Opinion
Fort Collins-Loveland Water District v. City of Fort Collins
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 15, 1971No. 23833PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kelley
This lawsuit arose out of an annexation of territory by the City of Fort Collins, pursuant to the Municipal Annexation Act of 1965. 1965 Perm. Supp., C.R.S. 1963, 139-21-1, et seq.
The challenged annexation ordinance was passed on final reading on May 18, 1967. The plaintiffs in error (and the plaintiffs below) were two statutory water districts, one of which included within its boundaries the annexed property; Berry N. Duff, a resident and citizen of Fort Collins; and John E. Weitzel, a resident of Larimer County but not of the City of Fort Collins. Neither Duff nor Weitzel was a landowner or…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Smith v. Kent Oil Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1953
- City of Westminster v. District CourtSupreme Court of Colorado · 1968
- Rogers v. City and County of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1966
- Burns v. District Court of Eighteenth Judicial Dist.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1960
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