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United States v. Ide

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 7, 1921No. 5704PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Wyoming; John A. Riner, Judge. Suit by the United States against Arthur W. Ide and others to enjoin interference with the construction of a ditch, in which Christopher Althoff and others were allowed to intervene as parties defendant.

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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Wyoming; John A. Riner, Judge. Suit by the United States against Arthur W. Ide and others to enjoin interference with the construction of a ditch, in which Christopher Althoff and others were allowed to intervene as parties defendant. From a decree dismissing the complaint, awarding damages to defendants, and enjoining the United States from interfering with defendants’ appropriation and use of certain waters, the United States appeals. This is an action commenced July 3, 1918, by the appellant against appellees for the…

1Opinion of the CourtGarland, Circuit Judge

(after stating the facts as above). The attempt of the plaintiff tp deepen what is called in the evidence Bitter creek, in accordance with its plans for draining the Garland division of its Shoshone project,’together with the attempts of-the defendants to make worthless lands worth $250 per acre at the expense of the plaintiff, are the chief causes of this litigation. The Reclamation Act provides that all proceedings thereunder on the part of the plaintiff shall be in accordance with the laws of the state in which the proceedings are had, and so far as we have been able to learn from the…

2Cases cited50 opinions

  1. Noble v. Union River Logging RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  2. Knight v. United States Land Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891
  3. United States v. SchurzSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  4. Bates & Guild Co. v. PayneSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
  5. United States Ex Rel. Riverside Oil Co. v. HitchcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1903

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Ide v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
  2. Hershey v. Reclamation District No. 108California Supreme Court · 1927
  3. Northern Pacific Railway Company and Continental Oil Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1960
  4. Bower v. Big Horn Canal Ass'n.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1957
  5. State v. HiberWyoming Supreme Court · 1935

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