Legal Opinion
Denver Joint Stock Land Bank v. Markham
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided October 21, 1940No. 14,527PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Otto Bock
This action was instituted by defendants in error to recover a reasonable charge or rental for the use of water delivered from the irrigation system of the Fort Lyon Canal Company under its stock certificate No. 4628, representing 72 shares of the capital stock of the company, for the season of 1937. Plaintiff in error admits the use of the water, but asserts ownership of the certificate and the water rights represented thereby in itself. The sole issue therefore, is the ownership of this certificate. That its ownership was in one L. Wirt Markham until September 27, 1926, is not questioned.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Arnett v. LinhartSupreme Court of Colorado · 1895
- Bessemer Irrigating Ditch Co. v. WoolleySupreme Court of Colorado · 1904
- Travelers Insurance v. ChildsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1898
- Kendrick v. Twin Lakes Reservoir Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1914
- Oppenlander v. Left Hand Ditch Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1892
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Superior Oil Co. v. Western Slope Gas Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979
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