CITY OF THORNTON, Colorado, a Municipal Corporation of the State of Colorado, Acting By and Through its UTILITIES BOARD, Petitioner-Appellant,
v.
The FARMERS RESERVOIR AND IRRIGATION COMPANY, a Mutual Ditch Company organized pursuant to the corporation laws of the State of Colorado, et al., Respondents-Appellees.
Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
February 6, 1978.
Rehearing Denied March 6, 1978.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Davis, Graham & Stubbs, John M. Sayre, Donald E. Phillipson, Robert V. Trout, Felicity Hannay, Denver, for petitioner-appellant City of Thornton.
Akolt, Dick & Akolt, Robert A. Dick, Denver, for respondent-appellee The Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Co.
Goldstein, Armour & Lonnquist, P. C., Alan A. Armour, Abe L. Hoffman, Denver, for respondents-appellees Victor L. Jacobucci and 229 other respondents, being stockholders of The Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Co. receiving water from its Standley Lake Division.
Holland & Hart, John U. Carlson, Charles M. Elliott, Denver, for respondent-appellee City of Westminster.
Gorsuch, Kirgis, Campbell, Walker & Grover, Joseph M. Montano, Denver, for respondent-appellee Rocky Mountain Fuel Co.
Lynn A. Hammond, Jr., Loveland, for respondents-appellees Herman Ehler and Meta L. Keil.
Loup-Miller, a General Partnership, Melvin Dinner, Greeley, for respondent-appellee No. 147.
Berenbaum, Weinberger & Susman, Michael L. Ehrlich, Denver, for respondent-appellee The 2131 Corp.
Susan K. Griffiths, Wheat Ridge, for amicus curiae Colorado Municipal League.
Vranesh & Musick, Alan E. Schwartz, Wayne B. Schroeder, Boulder, Charles L. Sharp, Jr., City Atty., Northglenn, for amicus curiae City of Northglenn.
Welborn, Dufford, Cook & Brown, Robert F. Welborn, John D. Faught, Bruce G. Smith, Denver, for amici curiae The Colorado Farm Bureau, North Colorado Boulevard Land Associates and North Washington Land Associates.
Lysle R. Dirrim, Brighton, Moses, Wittemyer, Harrison & Woodruff, P. C., Boulder, for amici curiae The Farmers High Line Canal and Reservoir Co. and Lower Clear Creek Ditch Co.
Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.
GROVES, Justice.
The City of Thornton ("Thornton"), a home rule municipality, on November 14, 1973 brought a proceeding in eminent domain against The Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company ("Farmers"). The property sought to be condemned may be described generally as the water and water rights, ditches and ditch rights of the Standley Lake Division of Farmers.
Farmers is a mutual ditch company, organized and acting...
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