Legal Opinion
Town of Carbondale v. GSS PROPERTIES, LLC
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided October 15, 2007No. 05SC749PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Eid
the Court.
Petitioner the Town of Carbondale ("the Town") filed suit against Respondent GSS Properties, LLC ("GSS") concerning GSS's construction activities and use of agricultural chemicals on a tract of land located above the, Town's water supply. The Town asserted, inter alia, that its local watershed ordinance prohibited the use of such chemicals. Shortly before trial, GSS moved to amend its answer to state a preemption defense. In particular, GSS asserted an operational conflict between the Town's ordinance and various state statutes. Before the court ruled on GSS's motion to amend, GSS…
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