BD. OF CTY. COM'RS, ETC. v. CITY AND CTY. OF DENVER

No. 27138.

566 P.2d 335 (1977)

The BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF the COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, State of Colorado, a body politic and corporate, The Jefferson County School District No. 1, a Quasi-Municipal Corporation, Darrell M. Pickney, and John A. Topolnicki, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. The CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, State of Colorado, a Municipal Corporation, the City Council of the City and County of Denver, State of Colorado, the Board of County Commissioners of the City and County of Denver, State of Colorado, and Julian L. Cook, Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied July 25, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick R. Mahan, City Atty., Richard J. Scheurer, Asst. City Atty., Golden, Robert H. Sonheim, Arvada, George J. Robinson, Lakewood, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Max P. Zall, City Atty., Herman J. Atencio, Asst. City Atty., David J. Hahn, Denver, for defendants-appellants.


CARRIGAN, Justice.

On October 23, 1973, the Denver City Council by ordinance annexed to Denver certain unincorporated territory lying in Jefferson County. The plaintiffs, collectively here referred to as Jefferson County, brought this action to set aside the annexation. The trial court found for Jefferson County, holding the ordinance void. We reverse.

This annexation was initiated by a petition signed by Julian L...

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