State Ex Rel. Martinez v. City of Las Vegas
New Mexico Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
APODACA, Judge.
The City of Las Vegas (the City) appeals and the State Engineer cross-appeals the trial court’s order recognizing the City’s claim to water rights under the “pueblo rights doctrine.” The City relies on Cartwright v. Public Service Co., 66 N.M. 64, 343 P.2d 654 (1958) (Cartwright I), which held that successors-in-interest to Spanish and Mexican colonization grants are entitled to certain “pueblo rights” to water. Id. at 86, 343 P.2d at 669. Because we determine our Supreme Court would conclude Cartwright I is no longer good law and would overrule it if the issue were…
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2Cases cited28 opinions
- Alexander v. Delgado Ex Rel. DelgadoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1973
- Lux v. HagginCalifornia Supreme Court · 1886
- Hart v. BurnettCalifornia Supreme Court · 1860
- State v. WilsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
- City of Los Angeles v. City of San FernandoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
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