DUFF v. CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER

No. 19380.

362 P.2d 1049 (1961)

J. W. DUFF, also known as Joseph W. Duff, Plaintiff in Error, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, a Municipal Corporation, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Colorado. En Banc.

Rehearing Denied July 17, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Caddes & Capra, Denver, for plaintiff in error.

Donald E. Kelley, Earl T. Thrasher, Hans W. Johnson, Denver, for defendant in error.


SUTTON, Justice.

We will refer to plaintiff in error as Duff and defendant in error as Denver.

Denver sought by eminent domain proceedings to acquire Duff's privately owned land to expand its municipally owned Stapleton Airfield. Duff's use of his land at the time of suit was generally as a private or fixed base operator for the storage and servicing of private airplanes. Denver contemplated using the land for supporting facilities such as airplane parking...

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