Legal Opinion
Denver Center for the Performing Arts v. Briggs
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided February 25, 1985No. 83SA146PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBOFSKY, Justice.
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) appeals from a district court judgment upholding the Denver Manager of Revenue’s decision sustaining assessment of the Facilities Development Admissions Tax (admissions tax) against the ■ DCPA for events in the Denver Center Theatre and the Denver Center Cinema. The DCPA maintains that the collection of the tax violates its contract and lease with the City and County of Denver (Denver) and that the tax violates the state and federal constitutional guarantees of equal protection. The district court determined that the DCPA…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Tucker v. FergusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
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3Cited by36 opinions
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