Legal Opinion

City & County of Denver v. Mason

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided January 19, 1931No. 12,394PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Moore

Elizabeth G. Mason had judgment against the City and County of Denver for $1,250, damages to her property alleged to have been sustained during 1925, 1926 and 1927 as the result of negligence of the city in the construction and maintenance of certain sewers. The city here contends that no liability exists for injuries sustained as the result of the exercise of its quasi judicial discretion in the adoption of a defective or insufficient sewer system and that no negligence was shown in the construction and maintenance thereof.

Prior to 1921 the city adopted a plan for a storm sewer covering a…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Seifert v. . City of BrooklynNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
  2. Ashley v. City of Port HuronMichigan Supreme Court · 1877
  3. Arndt v. City of CullmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1902
  4. City of Denver v. DavisSupreme Court of Colorado · 1906
  5. City of Denver v. RhodesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1886

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Pfleiderer v. City of AlbuquerqueNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1965
  2. City of Ada v. CanoySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1947
  3. City & County of Denver v. TalaricoSupreme Court of Colorado · 1936
  4. Malvernia Investment Co. v. City of TrinidadSupreme Court of Colorado · 1951
  5. Cerise v. Fruitvale Water and Sanitation DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1963

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