Hall v. City & County of Denver

Plaintiffs in error, as plaintiffs in the trial court, instituted a proceeding in the nature of mandamus to review the action of the Election Commission of the City and County of Denver in refusing to approve and certify a petition for the submission of an initiated measure to the electorate at the next ensuing city election. The complaint alleges that the proposed initiated measure undertakes to declare what is known as the “Old Court House Square” in Denver to be a public park. Motions to dismiss and to strike were filed by all of the defendants. The trial court sustained the motions, but…