Legal Opinion
Musser v. Higginson
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided February 28, 1994No. 20807PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Justice.
This case is a water distribution case. The primary issue presented is whether the trial court properly issued a writ of mandate ordering the director (the director) of the Idaho department of water resources (the department) immediately to comply with I.C. § 42-602 and distribute water in accordance with the doctrine of prior appropriation. There are also issues concerning the award of attorney fees and the trial court’s order prohibiting the payment of these attorney fees and costs from the Snake River Basin Adjudication account (SRBA account).
We affirm the trial court’s…
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