Legal Opinion
Scott v. McTiernan
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided March 22, 1999No. 98-113PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MACY, Justice.
Appellants Sam Scott and Mona Scott (the Scotts) petitioned for a review of the order in which Appellee Board of Control of the State of Wyoming (the board) concluded that the Scotts had abandoned a portion of their water rights. The district court certified the ease to the Wyoming Supreme Court.
We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.
ISSUES
The Scotts present the following issues on appeal:
1. Can a senior appropriator’s water rights be abandoned on the petition of a junior appropriator who deliberately blocked and destroyed ditches to prevent the senior appropriator from…
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