Legal Opinion
Anema v. Transit Construction Authority
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 19, 1990No. 89SA45PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Erickson
This is an appeal 1 from the Denver District Court’s order dismissing the appellants’ complaint and upholding the validity of the Transit Construction Authority Act, sections 32-9.5-101 to -110, 16B C.R.S. (1988 Supp.). 2 The appellants challenged the Act on numerous constitutional grounds, all of which were rejected by the district court. We affirm.
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The General Assembly created the Transit Construction Authority (TCA) in 1987 to establish a fixed guideway rapid transit system 3 in the Denver metropolitan area. The TCA was declared to be a “body corporate and a political subdivision of the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Milheim v. Moffat Tunnel Improvement DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- People Ex Rel. Rogers v. LetfordSupreme Court of Colorado · 1938
- Milheim v. Moffat Tunnel Improvement DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1922
- City and County of Denver v. StateSupreme Court of Colorado · 1990
- Swisher v. BrownSupreme Court of Colorado · 1965
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Krupp v. Breckenridge Sanitation DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 2001
- Davidson v. Committee for Gail Schoettler, Inc.Supreme Court of Colorado · 2001
- Bruce v. City of Colorado SpringsColorado Court of Appeals · 2005
- City & County of Denver v. Board of Assessment AppealsSupreme Court of Colorado · 2001
- Tabor Foundation v. Colorado Bridge EnterpriseColorado Court of Appeals · 2014
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