Legal Opinion
Graham v. State Ex Rel. University of Northern Colorado
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided April 6, 1998No. 96SC650PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kourlis
We granted certiorari in this ease 1 to review State v. Zahourek, 935 P.2d 74 (Colo. App.1996), in which the court of appeals held that the University of Northern Colorado (UNC) was not a person subject to liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We conclude that the court correctly decided the issue, therefore, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.
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This controversy arose out of a dispute concerning the use of a trad across certain real property owned by UNC adjacent to Rocky Mountain National Park (UNC’s property).
UNC’s property in Larimer County, Colorado, consists of a lodge, several…
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