Legal Opinion
People Ex Rel. Simpson v. Highland Irrigation Co.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 17, 1996No. 95SA245PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hobbs
This appeal is from a judgment of the District Court for Water Division 2 enjoining appellants, two upstream mutual ditch companies holding junior priorities, The Highland Irrigation Company (Highland) and The Nine Mile Canal Company (Nine Mile), from any continued violation of diversion curtailment orders issued by the Division Engineer (Engineer). The curtailment orders were issued under section 37-92-502, 15 C.R.S. (1990), to enforce a call by owners of senior priorities downstream of John Martin Reservoir on the Arkansas River. In our previous decision, Colorado ex rel. Simpson v.…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Kansas v. ColoradoSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Hinderlider v. La Plata River & Cherry Creek Ditch Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Nebraska v. WyomingSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Wyoming v. ColoradoSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Kansas v. ColoradoSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Simpson v. Bijou Irrigation Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 2003
- Williams v. Midway Ranches Property Owners Ass'nSupreme Court of Colorado · 1997
- Board of the County Commissioners v. Crystal Creek Homeowners' Ass'nSupreme Court of Colorado · 2000
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