Legal Opinion

Madis v. Higginson

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided December 11, 1967No. 21859PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pringle

This writ of error is directed to an order of the Dis trict Court of Douglas County, affirming an order of the Board of County Commissioners (hereinafter called the Board), which denied a change in zoning requested by plaintiffs in error, Frederick Madis and Isabelle Madis (hereinafter referred to as plaintiffs, or by name).

Plaintiffs applied to the Board, sitting ex officio as the Douglas County Planning Commission, for a change in zoning of 30 acres of land northwest of the city of Parker, from a residential to an agricultural zoning classification.

■ The land was zoned for residential use…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  2. Baum v. City and County of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1961
  3. Levy v. Board of Adjustment of Arapahoe CountySupreme Court of Colorado · 1962
  4. Johnson v. Board of County Com'rs of El Paso CountySupreme Court of Colorado · 1965

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Ford Leasing Development Co. v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Colorado · 1974
  2. Nopro Co. v. Town of Cherry Hills VillageSupreme Court of Colorado · 1972
  3. Collopy v. Wildlife Commission, Department of Natural ResourcesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
  4. Sellon v. City of Manitou SpringsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1987
  5. Sundheim v. Board of Cty. Com'rs of Douglas Cty.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1995

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