Legal Opinion
City of Brighton v. Palizzi
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided August 17, 2009No. 07CA1343PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge J. JONES.
In this eminent domain action, petitioner, the City of Brighton, appeals the judgment awarding respondents, Debora M. Palizzi, Gloria A. Bennett, and Palizzi & Son, Inc. {collectively, the landowners), $204,387.15 for the value of property taken by the City to widen a road. The landowners cross-appeal the district court's refusal of their request to withdraw the court's award of attorney fees from the court registry without posting a 200% bond. We reverse the judgment and remand for a new trial.
I. Background
Beginning in 2005, the City sought to widen and improve…
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3Cited by5 opinions
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