Legal Opinion
Board of County Commissioners v. City & County of Denver
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 13, 1977No. 27138PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carrigan
On October 23, 1973, the Denver City Council by ordinance annexed to Denver certain unincorporated territory lying in Jefferson County. The plaintiffs, collectively here referred to as Jefferson County, brought this action to set aside the annexation. The trial court found for Jefferson County, holding the ordinance void. We reverse.
This annexation was initiated by a.petition signed by Julian L. Cook and the mayor of Denver. Cook was the owner of an undivided interest in all the property to be annexed except a fifty-foot strip of land owned by Denver. One month after the petition was filed,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Fort Collins-Loveland Water District v. City of Fort CollinsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
- Board of County Commissioners v. City & County of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1977
- Adams v. City of Colorado SpringsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1972
- Board of Cty. Com'rs, Adams v. City & Cty. of DenverColorado Court of Appeals · 1976
- City of Aurora v. Andrew Land CompanySupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Minch v. Town of MeadColorado Court of Appeals · 1998
- Missoula Rural Fire District v. City of MissoulaMontana Supreme Court · 1997
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