Legal Opinion
Gypsum Ranch Co., LLC v. Board of County Commissioners
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided April 16, 2009No. 08CA0399PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge FURMAN.
In this case we are asked to decide who owns the oil and gas rights underlying a parcel of property that the Colorado Department of Highways (CDOH) condemned in 1975 to acquire right-of-way and access for a highway. Plaintiff, Gypsum Ranch Co., LLC (Gypsum Ranch), appeals the district court's summary judgment in favor of defendants, Antero Resources II Corporation (Antero), Colorado Department of Transportation, State of Colorado, and Board of County Commissioners of the County of Garfield (collectively, CDOT). We reverse and remand.
I. Background and Proceedings
In 1975,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Radke v. Union Pacific Railroad CompanySupreme Court of Colorado · 1959
- Sutton v. FrazierSupreme Court of Kansas · 1958
- Clyncke v. WanekaSupreme Court of Colorado · 2007
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3Cited by4 opinions
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