Hoehne Ditch Co. v. Martinez
Supreme Court of Colorado
Action to change the point of diversion of decreed water. Change decreed. Error to the District Court of Las Animas County, Hon. A. F. Hollenbeck, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Teller
The defendants in error began a statutory proceeding to change the point of diversion of 1.8 cubic feet of water per second of time from the Antonio Lopez Ditch, having Priority No. 2 from the Las Animas River, to the head-gate of the Baca Ditch, a point seven miles down the river.
Plaintiffs in error, owners of and users of water from the Hoehne Ditch, the headgate of which is three miles down the river from the Baca Ditch, protested the change. The court found that the change would not be injurious to the vested rights of the protestants, and entered judgment allowing the change to be made.…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Baca Ditch Co. v. CoulsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1921
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