Legal Opinion

Rio Puerco Irrigation Co. v. Jastro

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided June 15, 1914No. 1546; No. 1547PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Error to District Court,. Sandoval Countjr, Herbert FEaynolds, Presiding Judge. Error to District Court, Sandoval County, Herbert F. Eaynolds, Presiding Judge. Assignment 2 of Error, Secs. 29, 35, Chap. 49, S. L. 1907. Eight to Water Independent of Ownership in Land-Vol. 1, 3rd Ed. Weil’s Water Eights; Western States, Sec-281, pp. 294-5; Id. Sec. 282, pp. 297-8; 110 Am. St. Bep. 986; 76 Pae. 331; 6 Col. 443; 91 Am.

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Error to District Court,. Sandoval Countjr, Herbert FEaynolds, Presiding Judge. Error to District Court, Sandoval County, Herbert F. Eaynolds, Presiding Judge. Assignment 2 of Error, Secs. 29, 35, Chap. 49, S. L. 1907. Eight to Water Independent of Ownership in Land-Vol. 1, 3rd Ed. Weil’s Water Eights; Western States, Sec-281, pp. 294-5; Id. Sec. 282, pp. 297-8; 110 Am. St. Bep. 986; 76 Pae. 331; 6 Col. 443; 91 Am. Dec. 554. Assignment 5. Secs. 2, 29 and 35, Chap- 49, L. 1907;. Yol. 1, 3rd Ed., Weil, Sec. 384. Assignment 7. Yol. 1, 3rd Ed. Weil, p. 414. Assignment 10. L. 1905, Chap. 22, Sec.…

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION.

ROBERTS, C. J.

These two eases were consolidated for the purpose of argument, and will be considered together by the court. The facts in cause No. 1546 may be briefly stated as follows:

On August 28th, 1907, the Rio Puerco Irrigation Company filed its application to appropriate water from the Rio Puerco, for the purpose of irrigating 19,200 acres of land. Its application described the lands proposed to be irrigated, and ivas accompanied by plans and specifications, describing in detail the • proposed diversion works, storage reservoirs, etc. Its application was approved by the…

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