Legal Opinion
ATCIHSON v. City of Englewood
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided February 5, 1973No. C-191PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Groves
In 1949 the petitioners (Atchisons) sold certain property to the respondent City of Englewood (City). The documents involved in the sale gave the Atchisons a preemptive right to repurchase the property. In 1956 the City leased the property to the respondent Martin Marietta Corporation (Martin) and granted Martin an irrevocable option to purchase the property during the life of the lease. This lease was recorded in 1966 and the option was exercised by Martin.
The plaintiffs then instituted an action for declaratory judgment (first action), seeking interpretation of the 1949 documents granting…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Powell v. McCormackSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Edward B. Marks Music Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant-Appellee v. Charles K. Harris Music Publishing Co., Inc., Defendant-Appellee-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
- Schleicher v. SchleicherSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1935
- Brindley v. MearaIndiana Supreme Court · 1935
- Atchison v. City of EnglewoodSupreme Court of Colorado · 1970
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Atchison v. City of EnglewoodSupreme Court of Colorado · 1977
- Barbian v. Lindner Bros. Trucking Co., Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1982
- Jeppe v. Blue CrossOhio Court of Appeals · 1980
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