City & County of Denver v. Board of County Commissioners

VAN CISE, Judge.

In December 1973, Denver attempted to annex a parcel of unincorporated land (the Grant-Witkin parcel) lying in Jefferson County. On November 27, 1978, in an action originally filed in January 1974 challenging the annexation, the district court decreed that the annexation proceedings and the annexing ordinance were void and declared that the parcel was a part of Jefferson County. Execution on this judgment was stayed pending appeal. This court affirmed in an unpublished opinion and, after certiorari was denied by the Supreme Court, mandate issued from this court October 28,…