Legal Opinion
Department of Ecology v. Yakima Reservation Irrigation District
Washington Supreme Court
Decided April 22, 1993No. 57798-6PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAndersen, C.J.
Facts of Case
The United States, several irrigation districts, and other water users who are parties to this general adjudication of water rights in the Yakima River appeal from a partial summary judgment establishing the quantity of water to which the Yakima Indian Nation is entitled as treaty-reserved water rights.
This is the second time this case has been before this court. The litigation began in October 1977 when the State Department of Ecology filed an action to determine the water rights of all those claiming a right to use water from the Yakima River and its tributaries. This…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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- Washington v. Washington State Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessel Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Nevada v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Winters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Arizona v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Hillis v. Department of EcologyWashington Supreme Court · 1997
- Hillis v. State, Dept. of EcologyWashington Supreme Court · 1997
- In Re the Personal Restraint of MetcalfCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1998
- Department of Ecology v. AcquavellaWashington Supreme Court · 1997
- STATE, DEPT. OF ECOLOGY v. AcquavellaWashington Supreme Court · 1997
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