Legal Opinion · Dissent

City of Colorado Springs v. Kitty Hawk Development Co.

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided May 4, 1964No. 20615Published

1DissentJustice Moore

It is my firm belief that the majority opinion amounts to the longest and most dangerous step yet taken by this court in the general direction of emasculation and destruction of property rights as those rights have been heretofore protected by provisions of the Constitutions of Colorado and the United States. My conviction that the majority opinion is destructive of basic constitutional rights is so deep-seated that I am compelled to express my views at some length and with such force as I am able to command, even though my effort fails to halt the emasculation of constitutional limitations…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Frost & Frost Trucking Co. v. Railroad Comm'n of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  2. Watson v. Employers Liability Assurance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
  3. Ayres v. City Council of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1949
  4. Danskin v. San Diego Unified School DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
  5. Miller v. Beaver FallsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951

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