Legal Opinion
Green River Development Co. v. FMC Corp.
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided March 2, 1983No. 5770, 5771PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSE, Justice.
NATURE OF THE CASES
On December 27,1977 Green River Development Company (sometimes called Green River, or GRDC), petitioned the Wyoming State Engineer, seeking to amend four Green River water permits that it had acquired in 1948. These permits carry the following priority dates: December 22, 1908; December 28, 1910; March 23, 1920; and January 21, 1921.
Under the authority alleged to be contained in § 41-4-514, W.S.1977,1 the petition asked the State Engineer to change the use of 131.22 cfs of permit water during the irrigation season to 20.18 cfs year-round for *341industrial…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Reiche v. Smythe, CollectorSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Basin Electric Power Cooperative v. State Board of ControlWyoming Supreme Court · 1978
- Ide v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Budd v. BishopWyoming Supreme Court · 1975
- Campbell v. Wyoming Development Co.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1940
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3Cited by17 opinions
- In Re Rights to Use Water in Big Horn RiverWyoming Supreme Court · 1988
- Reliance Insurance Co. v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1986
- United States v. Alpine Land & Reservoir Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- Hanson v. TurneyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2004
- Union Pacific Resources Co. v. DolencWyoming Supreme Court · 2004
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