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· 11/27/1985

Municipal Building Authority v. Lowder

Citations

  • 711 P.2d 273
  • 1985 Utah LEXIS 973

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that under the predecessor to section 17-50-312 “a county cannot ... dispose of public property without receiving adequate consideration”
  • “If the express terms of an enactment do not offend the constitution, its purpose alone will not render it unconstitutional. And nothing prohibits local governments from lawfully avoiding these constitutional limitations.”
  • “[A] county cannot— dispose of public property without receiving adequate consideration.”
  • assuming arguendo that building a jail is a municipal function
  • issuance of revenue bonds by a county building authority
  • issuance of revenue bonds by a county building authority

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Judges: Zimmerman, Hall, Stewart, Howe, Durham

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