Legal Opinion
Board of County Commissioners v. City & County of Denver
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 13, 1977No. 27146PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carrigan
The City and County of Denver, by ordinance, 1 annexed a parcel of unincorporated land lying in Jefferson County. The district court declared the ordinance invalid for failure to meet the requirements of the Municipal Annexation Act of 1965. 2 Denver appeals. We affirm.
The annexation was initiated by a petition signed by four individuals and Hamida, Inc., a Colorado corporation, whose president signed for it. The petition asserted that no landowners resided within the territory to be annexed. Each signature on the petition, however, was represented as being that of a qualified resident…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Adams v. City of Colorado SpringsDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1970
- Fort Collins-Loveland Water District v. City of Fort CollinsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
- City of Westminster v. District CourtSupreme Court of Colorado · 1968
- Breternitz v. City of ArvadaSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
- City of Aspen v. HowellSupreme Court of Colorado · 1969
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Berry Properties v. City of Commerce CityColorado Court of Appeals · 1983
- Val D'Gore, Inc. v. Town Council of Town of VailSupreme Court of Colorado · 1977
- Board of County Commissioners v. City & County of DenverColorado Court of Appeals · 1986
- Board of County Commissioners, County of Adams v. City & County of DenverColorado Court of Appeals · 1979