BURKS v. CITY OF LAFAYETTE

No. 19157.

349 P.2d 692 (1960)

Shirley M. BURKS, Clarence A. Clark, Clarence W. Dinsmore, Nemicio Montmayor, Jack H. Smith and others similarly situated, Plaintiffs in Error, v. CITY OF LAFAYETTE, the City Council of Lafayette and W. F. Autrey, City Clerk, Defendants in Error.

Supreme Court of Colorado. En Banc.

February 29, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lindsey R. Wingfield, Boulder, for plaintiffs in error.

R. Jerry Russell, Broomfield, John M. Sayre, Richard F. Hansen, Boulder, for defendants in error.


DOYLE, Justice.

The plaintiffs in error, who will be here referred to as plaintiffs, seek review of a judgment of the district court dismissing their complaint which demanded injunctive and mandatory relief against the council of the City of Lafayette. As tax-paying electors, plaintiffs presented to the city council a referendum petition demanding the repeal of Ordinance No. 355 which provided for an improvement district within the city of Lafayette, Colorado in order...

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