HOULE v. ADAMS STATE COLLEGE

No. C-814.

547 P.2d 926 (1976)

Barbara HOULE, by and through her father, Harold Houle, Petitioner, v. ADAMS STATE COLLEGE and Trustees of the State Colleges of Colorado, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

March 29, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian A. Jeffrey, Denver, John Kuenhold, Alamosa, for petitioner.

J. D. MacFarlane, Atty. Gen., Jean E. Dubofsky, Deputy Atty. Gen., Edward G. Donovan, Sol. Gen., Denver, David E. Engdahl, Richard A. Tharp, Asst. Attys. Gen., Boulder, for respondents.


DAY, Justice.

This case, one of first impression in Colorado, involves the determination of whether a state college is a landlord within the meaning of the Security Deposit Act, sections 38-12-101 et seq., C.R.S.1973.

Plaintiff-petitioner was formerly a student and dormitory resident at Adams State College, defendant-respondent. This action was instituted on petitioner's behalf for the return of her $50 dormitory housing deposit which she contends is...

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