Legal Opinion
San Carlos Irrigation and Drainage District v. The United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 24, 1989No. 89-1007PublishedCited by 233 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BISSELL, Circuit Judge.
The San Carlos Irrigation and Drainage District (District) appeals the United States Claims Court’s judgment granting the government’s summary judgment motion and dismissing the complaint. See San Carlos Irrigation & Drainage Dist. v. United States, 15 Cl.Ct. 197 (1988). We reverse and remand.
BACKGROUND
In 1924, Congress authorized construction of the Coolidge Dam across the Gila River as part of the San Carlos Irrigation Project (Project). Act of June 7, 1924, ch. 288, 43 Stat. 475. The stated purposes of the Act were to “provid[e] water for the irrigation of lands…
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