Aranci v. North Weld County Water District

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Pringle.

The parties appear here in reverse order from the trial court. Plaintiff in errpr will be referred to as Aranci. Defendant in error, North Weld County Water District, will be referred to as North Weld. The Intervenor and Amicus Curiae, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, will be referred to as NCWCD. Third parties were joined in this suit, but all actions against them were dismissed during the trial along with North Weld’s claim in law for money damages.

In 1955, O. D. and Dorothy Cimiyotti petitioned NCWCD for water rights for their farm. The…