Legal Opinion
City & County of Denver v. Block 173 Associates
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided July 9, 1991No. 90SC382PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Erickson
We granted certiorari to review the opinion of the Colorado Court of Appeals, Block 173 Associates v. City & County of Denver, 797 P.2d 771 (Colo.App.1990). The issue is whether res judicata or collateral estoppel operates to bar the trial of the plaintiff’s, Block 173 Associates (landowner), claims in state court. The landowner’s state claims contested an urban renewal plan adopted by the defendants, which included the condemnation of the landowner’s property in downtown Denver, Colorado. A companion case, alleging the same underlying facts, was filed by the landowner in federal district…
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