Legal Opinion
Friends of Chamber Music v. City & County of Denver
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided February 25, 1985No. 83SA185PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBOFSKY, Justice.
The plaintiffs, Friends of Chamber Music, Suzanne W. Joshel and Kevin Markey, appeal a district court decision that upheld an ordinance adopting a Facilities Development Admissions Tax (admissions tax) to retire municipal bonds issued by the City and County of Denver (Denver) for improvements to Mile High Stadium. Denver cross-appeals, challenging the standing of plaintiff Friends of Chamber Music and the certification of this case as a class action. We affirm the judgment of the district court, but rule that Friends of Chamber Music does not have standing as a tax collector…
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