Legal Opinion
Mt. Emmons Mining Co. v. Town of Crested Butte
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided November 5, 1984No. 82SA256PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Justice.
The Town of Crested Butte and various town officials (collectively Crested Butte) appeal from an adverse summary judgment declaring the town’s Watershed District Permit Ordinance invalid and permanently enjoining its enforcement against Mount Emmons Mining Company and AMAX, Inc. (collectively AMAX). The District Court of Gunnison County held that the ordinance, which required a company such as AMAX to obtain a permit from the town council before undertaking new activities in the town’s watershed district, unconstitutionally conflicted with several state and federal statutes and…
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