Legal Opinion
Friends of Denver Parks, Inc. v. City & County of Denver
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided December 26, 2013No. Court of Appeals No. 13CA1249PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
JUDGE BERNARD
T1 How does land in the city of Denver become a park? This appeal requires us to look at that question through two lenses: (1) Denver's charter; and (2) common law principles concerning the dedication of property to particular uses, such as parks. Once we have viewed the case through those lenses, we must then decide which one controls our analysis.
11 2 If a city's charter provides no guidance on a legal issue, courts look to the common law. Colorado, like many other states, ree-ognizes a common law doctrine that governs the dedication of lands to public uses such as…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Vigil v. FranklinSupreme Court of Colorado · 2004
- Evans v. RomerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1993
- Vaughan v. McMinnSupreme Court of Colorado · 1997
- Rathke v. MacFarlaneSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
- Londoner v. City & County of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1911
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Marshall v. Civil Service CommissionColorado Court of Appeals · 2016
- Friends of Congress Square Park v. City of PortlandSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2014
- Esquibel v. Board of Education Centennial School District R-1Colorado Court of Appeals · 2016
- Save Cheyenne v. The City of Colorado SpringsColorado Court of Appeals · 2018
- Shook v. Pitkin Cnty. Bd. of Cnty. Comm'rsColorado Court of Appeals · 2015
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