Legal Opinion

Jewett v. Redwater Irrigating Association

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided August 7, 1974No. 11234, 11235PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

DUNN, Justice.

This lawsuit arose out of a demand made by the plaintiffs-appellants for delivery at a reasonable delivery rate of 165 miner’s inches of irrigation water which plaintiffs claim was due under a claimed water right appurtenant, to plaintiffs’ land. The Red-water Irrigating Association, defendants-respondents, refused to deliver any such water at any delivery rate and denied existence of any water right as claimed by the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs commenced this action for adjudication of water rights and determination of conflicting water rights. The State Water Resources…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Butte County v. LovingerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1936

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Nelson v. Belle Fourche Irrigation DistrictDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 1994

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