Legal Opinion
U S West Communications, Inc. v. City of Longmont
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided November 10, 1997No. 96SC75PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mullarkey
We granted certiorari to consider whether the court of appeals erred in U S West Communications, Inc. v. City of Longmont, 924 P.2d 1071 (Colo.App.1995), when it affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the City of Longmont (Longmont) in an action brought by U S WEST Communications, Inc. (U S WEST). U S WEST challenged the validity of a Long-mont ordinance, which prohibited U S WEST from requiring Longmont to pay for the underground relocation of certain U S WEST telecommunication facilities.1 The court of *513appeals upheld the ordinance, rejecting U S WEST’S arguments…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- New Orleans Gas Light Co. v. Drainage Commission of New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Denver & Rio Grande R. Co. v. City and County of DenverSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Van Sickle v. BoyesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1990
- City and County of Denver v. StateSupreme Court of Colorado · 1990
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Public Service Co. of Colorado v. Van WykSupreme Court of Colorado · 2001
- AviComm, Inc. v. Colorado Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1998
- City of Albuquerque v. New Mexico Public Regulation CommissionNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2003
- City and County of Denver v. Qwest Corp.Supreme Court of Colorado · 2001
- City of Casa Grande v. Arizona Water Co.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 2001
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