Legal Opinion
Droste v. Board of County Commissioners
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided August 28, 2003No. 02CA1156PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge HUME.**
Plaintiffs, Peter C. Droste and Bruce F. Droste, appeal the trial court’s judgment rejecting their claims arising from Pitkin County’s denial of their land use applications. We affirm.
In 1963, the Drostes purchased approximately 926 acres of land, known as Droste Ranch, lying between the City of Aspen and the Town of Snowmass Village in Pitkin County, Colorado. In 1996, the Drostes sold a conservation easement on the property to Pitkin County. In 1999, they also sold another conservation easement to the Town of Snowmass Village and Pitkin County. In both conservation…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Droste v. BOARD OF COUNTY COM'RS OF PITKINColorado Court of Appeals · 2003
- Droste v. BOARD OF COUNTY COM'RS OF PITKINSupreme Court of Colorado · 2007
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