Legal Opinion
Riverside Irrigation District v. Lamont
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided December 27, 1977No. 27456PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hodges
The issue on this appeal is whether or not an irrigation district has the authority to exercise its right of eminent domain for the purpose of drilling groundwater wells. The trial court adjudged that the irrigation district had no such authority. We reverse.
The Lamonts own a ranch in Weld County, Colorado. Their title comes down from the original patentee who was issued a patent in 1915. The irrigation district was organized in 1907. In 1909, it obtained a right-of-way from the United States government extending fifty feet on each side of a canal through what is now the Lamonts’ ranch. The…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Potashnik v. Public Service Co. of ColoradoSupreme Court of Colorado · 1952
- Anderson v. Grand Valley Irrigation DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1906
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