Legal Opinion

Mahood v. City & County of Denver

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided June 21, 1948No. 16,025PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Burke

The City and County of Denver, hereinafter referred to as Denver, brought this action in the district court for a declaratory judgment to interpret certain documents and constitutional provisions and therefrom to decide whether Denver was obliged to call a special election for a charter convention to draft and submit a new charter. Defendants named therein were the six persons designated to represent petitioners in a certain proceeding theretofore had as a result of which the electors of Denver had rejected a proposed charter. The judgment of the district court was that no duty rested upon…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Karoly v. Industrial CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1918
  2. People ex rel. Callaway v. De GuelleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1909
  3. In re Funding of County IndebtednessSupreme Court of Colorado · 1890

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Schaefer v. ThomsonDistrict Court, D. Wyoming · 1964
  2. Rocky Mountain Motor Co. v. Airport Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1951
  3. Brown v. Board of County Commissioners of the County of ArapahoeColorado Court of Appeals · 1985
  4. Polhill v. BuckleySupreme Court of Colorado · 1996
  5. Polhill v. BuckleySupreme Court of Colorado · 1996

2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API