Legal Opinion
Humphrey v. Southwestern Development Co.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 30, 1987No. 85SC325PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VOLLACK, Justice.
Petitioners, the Humphreys, sought cer-tiorari from the court of appeals’ opinion in Southwestern Development Co. v. Humphrey, 709 P.2d 51 (Colo.App.1985), which held that neither the district court nor the court of appeals had jurisdiction over this water rights title dispute. Southwestern Development Company [hereinafter SWDC] brought suit in district court in a dispute over the ownership of certain water rights and a related lease. The district court ruled that title to the water rights was in the defendants-petitioners, and that the lease in question was valid. SWDC…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Atchison v. City of EnglewoodSupreme Court of Colorado · 1977
- Navajo Development Co. v. SandersonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
- State v. Southwestern Colorado Water Conservation DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
- Urevich v. WoodardSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- People v. BlackSupreme Court of Colorado · 1996
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