Spring Creek Ranchers Ass'n v. McNichols

This is an appeal from an order of the District Court, Water Division 5 ("water court") awarding attorney fees to the appel-lee under section 13-17-1022, C.R.S. (2006), and allowing the recusal of Judge Petre from this case. Because the evidence in the record is sufficient to support the water court's findings, we affirm the water court's order.

I. Facts and Procedural History

The appellants (the "Individual Homeowners") filed a Protest to the Ruling of the Referee (the "Protest") that granted the ap-pellee's application for water rights. The appellee is the homeowners' association for the…