Goshen District Lincoln Land Co. v. Goshen Irrigation District

Kimball, Justice.

This appeal presents questions affecting the legality of the assessment of benefits and construction charges by respondent, Goshen Irrigation District, against lands of appellant, Lincoln Land Company, for irrigation works constructed by the United States as a part of the Ft. Laramie Unit of the North Platte irrigation project.

The North Platte Project was one of the first projects undertaken by the United States under the Federal Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388). The project was divided into the Interstate and Ft. Laramie Units. The Interstate Unit, which is…