Legal Opinion
Bennett Bear Creek Farm Water & Sanitation District v. City & County of Denver Ex Rel. Board of Water Commissioners
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided November 18, 1996No. 95SC375PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hobbs
We granted certiorari to review three questions 1 regarding the court of appeals decision in Bennett Bear Creek Farm Water & Sanitation District v. City & County of Denver, 907 P.2d 648 (Colo.App.1995). This appeal was brought by municipal and quasi-municipal local governments 2 of the State of Colorado (Districts) which receive a supply of water from the Denver Water Board (Water Board) pursuant to distributor contracts. Through breach of contract, tort, and declaratory judgment claims, the Districts sought review of the Water Board’s determination of rates and charges for service outside of…
2Cases cited48 opinions
- Lee v. Colorado Department of HealthSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
- City of Thornton v. Bijou Irrigation Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1996
- Colorado Ground Water Commission v. Eagle Peak Farms, Ltd.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1996
- Wheeler v. Northern Colorado Irrigation Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1887
- Cottrell v. City & County of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
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3Cited by28 opinions
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