Legal Opinion
Hallenbeck v. Granby Ditch and Reservoir Company
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided December 23, 1960No. 18921PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Doyle.
The Granby Ditch and Reservoir Company petitioned in the district court of Delta County for a decree entitling it to store water decreed to its system of reservoirs in whatever location and sequence it saw fit within the system — a so-called “blanket decree.” C. V. Hallenbeck and Carl B. White objected to the petition on the grounds that the exercise of such options by the Reservoir Company would injure their interests as owners of junior rights to the waters of Dirty George Creek into which the water from the reservoirs flows. The trial court heard the evidence on…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Farmers Highline Canal & Reservoir Co. v. City of GoldenSupreme Court of Colorado · 1954
- Vogel v. Minnesota Canal & Reservoir Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1910
- City of Colorado Springs v. YustSupreme Court of Colorado · 1952
- Trinchera Ranch Co. v. Trinchera Irrigation DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1928
- Windsor Reservoir & Canal Co. v. Lake Supply Ditch Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1908
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3Cited by10 opinions
- May v. United StatesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988
- Hallenbeck v. Granby Ditch and Reservoir CompanySupreme Court of Colorado · 1966
- Mannon v. Farmers' High Line Canal & Reservoir Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1961
- City of Grand Junction v. Kannah Creek Water Users Ass'nSupreme Court of Colorado · 1976
- City of Thornton v. Clear Creek Water Users AllianceSupreme Court of Colorado · 1993
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