City of Grand Junction v. District Court of Water Division No. 4

*MR. JUSTICE DAY

delivered the opinion of the Court.

*420This is an original proceeding. It is not the usual action in the nature of mandamus in that it was made necessary because of the refusal of the respondent water judge to comply with the mandate of this Court in City of Grand Junction v. Kannah Creek Water Users Association, 192 Colo. 284, 557 P.2d 1173.

The City of Grand Junction (City) was the successful party in the above case on appeal to this Court. In our decision we reversed a judgment of the water court denying the City certain storage rights for which it sought a court order. Our…