Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Bliss v. Dority
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided December 22, 1950No. 5296PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRICE, Chief Justice.
The State of New Mexico, upon relation of its State Engineer John H. Bliss,, brought separate suits against Bert Troy Dority, Loman Wiley and S. A. Lanning,. Jr., the purpose of which was to enjoin the respective defendants from unlawfully using for irrigating lands, waters drawn from' what is known as the Roswell Artesian Basin, and the valley fill above it, which plaintiff asserts under Ch. 131, N.M.L. 1931, 1941 Comp. § 77-1101 et seq., are subject to. appropriation as provided therein.
These three suits were consolidated in the district court for all purposes and are…
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