Legal Opinion
United States v. Tulare Lake Canal Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 5, 1976No. 72-2322PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before BROWNING, DUNIWAY, and WALLACE, Circuit Judges. BROWNING, Circuit Judge:
This action was brought by the United States to determine two questions regarding the application of the reclamation laws, and particularly section 46 of the Omnibus Adjustment Act of 1926,1 to private lands receiving irrigation benefits from the Pine Flat Dam, a multiple-purpose dam on the Kings River, which flows into the San Joaquin River Basin in the Central Valley of California.
Section 46 of the 1926 Act bars delivery of reclamation project water to private land in excess of 160 acres in one ownership…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Ivanhoe Irrigation District v. McCrackenSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Irwin v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Max E. Turner v. Kings River Conservation DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- Madera Irrigation District v. All PersonsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1957
- Nampa & Meridian Irrigation District v. PetrieIdaho Supreme Court · 1915
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3Cited by27 opinions
- United States ex rel. Chunie v. RingroseCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Westlands Water DistrictDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2001
- Shell Oil Co. v. TrainCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Imperial Irrigation DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Arizona Power Authority v. MortonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
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