Legal Opinion

Bijou Irrigation District v. Cateran Land & Livestock Co.

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided November 6, 1922No. 10,171PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Denison

Defendant in error was plaintiff below and had a verdict and judgment against plaintiff in error for $15,000 on account of damage to its land by seepage from defendant’s reservoir. The plaintiff in error argues three points: 1. The evidence is insufficient; 2. The jury viewed the premises and looked at certain holes of which no testimony had been given; 3. Erroneous instructions were given and proper ones refused.

As to the first, the engineer witnesses for both sides *95say that the source of some of the water on plaintiff’s land was the reservoir of defendant. The only practical question for…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Melcher v. BeelerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1910
  2. Riverside Water Co. v. GageCalifornia Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Mustang Reservoir, Canal & Land Co. v. HissmanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1910
  4. Sill v. ReeseCalifornia Supreme Court · 1874
  5. Hanrahan v. Mayor of Baltimore CityCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1911

6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Stephenson v. Pioneer Irrigation DistrictIdaho Supreme Court · 1930
  2. Clark v. GiacominiSupreme Court of Colorado · 1929
  3. Vanderpool v. LoftnessColorado Court of Appeals · 2012
  4. Garbarino v. Union Savings & Loan Ass'nSupreme Court of Colorado · 1941
  5. State ex rel. Stock Inspection Commissioners v. NelsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1924

1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API