Legal Opinion
Skinner v. Jordan Valley Irrigation District
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided October 6, 1931PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBean, C. J.
The Jordan Valley project is situated in Malheur county and was originally a Carey Act project. The construction company was the Jordan Valley Land and Water Company and the operating company was the Jordan Valley Water Company. The state contract between the construction company and the desert land board was executed June 21, 1918, under the provisions of the acts of Congress, commonly known as the Carey Act (§§ 641 et seq., Ü. S. C. A., Title 43) and the laws of the state of Oregon accepting the same.
The Jordan Valley Land and Water Company appropriated a large amount of water of Jordan…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Stanislaus Water Co. v. BachmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1908
- Allen v. Railroad CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1918
- In Re Water Rights of Deschutes RiverOregon Supreme Court · 1929
- Edinburg Irr. Co. v. PaschenTexas Commission of Appeals · 1922
- Henrici v. South Feather Land & Water Co.California Supreme Court · 1918
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Pete's Mountain Homeowners Ass'n v. Oregon Water Resources DepartmentCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2010
- Rencken v. YoungOregon Supreme Court · 1985
- Jordan Valley Irrigation District v. Title & Trust Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1936
- Saylor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1990
- Skinner v. Jordan Valley Irrigation DistrictOregon Supreme Court · 1931