Board of County Commissioners v. City & County of Denver

TURSI, Judge.

In this action concerning a proposed annexation, the trial court entered a declaratory judgment holding that the City and County of Denver cannot annex territory in adjoining counties pursuant to the Municipal Annexation Act and in permanently enjoining Denver from taking land situated in Jefferson County pursuant to that Act. Denver appeals and we affirm.

On June 24, 1981, a petition signed by approximately 1,130 persons was filed with the Denver City Clerk. This petition, eventually transferred to the Denver City Council, called for an annexation election of an unincorporated…