Legal Opinion

Patterson v. Cronin

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided August 23, 1982No. 80SA80PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ERICKSON, Justice.

The appellant, City and County of Denver (Denver), has appealed from a decision of the Denver District Court which held that service of a summons for a parking violation by affixing a summons and complaint to an unattended automobile is invalid. The district court concluded that the method of service of process, permitted by section 505.4 of the Revised Municipal Code of the City and County of Denver (Municipal Code),1 was defective because it did not comply with the methods of service required by Rule 206(f) of the Colorado Municipal Court Rules of Procedure (Municipal…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  4. Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. People v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1994
  2. Leaffer v. ZarlengoSupreme Court of Colorado · 2002
  3. Laura Saukstelis v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  4. Canton Oil Corp. v. District Court In & For Second Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1987
  5. Blood v. Qwest Services Corp.Colorado Court of Appeals · 2009

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