Legal Opinion
United States v. Humboldt Lovelock Irr. Light & Power Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 31, 1938No. 8695PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANEY, Circuit Judge.
Appeal is taken from an order dismissing a bill of complaint filed by the United States, hereinafter referred to as appellant, and its motion for an injunction pendente lite.
In what is called the “arid state” of Nevada “there are but four small streams that pretend to flow for a comparatively short distance continuously throughout the year, one being the Humboldt River, whose supply of water is utilized to the greatest possible extent”. Pitt v. Scrugham, 44 Nev. 418, 426, 195 P. 1101, 1103. That river “extends for a distance of about 300 miles, is in five counties and…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- KVOS, Inc. v. Associated PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
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- California Oregon Power Co. v. Beaver Portland Cement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Gold Seal Co. v. Weeks, Secretary of CommerceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- United States v. Walker River Irr. Dist.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1939
- Rank v. KrugDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1950
- United States v. Alpine Land & Reservoir Co.District Court, D. Nevada · 1980
- United States v. McIntireCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1939
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