Legal Opinion
Cartwright v. Public Service Company of New Mexico
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided June 1, 1959No. 6172PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SADLER, Justice.
On the 6th day of May, 1955, the plaintiff, Cartwright, joined by a large number of other water users from the Gallinas River filed a first amended complaint in the district court of San Miguel County against Public Service Company as defendant, consisting of several causes of action wherein they set up their rights to the use of waters of said stream, which it was said the defendant was trespassing upon by appropriating such waters to its own use in derogation of their rights. Relief by way of injunction arid damages was sought, as well as the appointment of a water master to…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Lux v. HagginCalifornia Supreme Court · 1886
- Maxwell Land-Grant CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Hart v. BurnettCalifornia Supreme Court · 1860
- City of Los Angeles v. PomeroyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1899
- Yeo v. TweedyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1929
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- City of Las Vegas v. OmanNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1990
- Cartwright v. Public Service Company of New MexicoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1961
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