Rio Grande Dam & Irrigation Co. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL PROM THE SUPREME COURT OP THE TERRITORY OP NEW MEXICO. The general object of this suit — which was brought by the United States in one of the courts of New Mexico on the twenty-fourth day of May, 1897 — was to obtain an injunction to prevent the Rio Grande Dam and Irrigation Company from .constructing and maintaining a dam across, and a reservoir over and near, the Rio Grande River at a certain point in that Territory.
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APPEAL PROM THE SUPREME COURT OP THE TERRITORY OP NEW MEXICO. The general object of this suit — which was brought by the United States in one of the courts of New Mexico on the twenty-fourth day of May, 1897 — was to obtain an injunction to prevent the Rio Grande Dam and Irrigation Company from .constructing and maintaining a dam across, and a reservoir over and near, the Rio Grande River at a certain point in that Territory. In the court of original jurisdiction the suit was dismissed and the dismissal was affirmed by the- Supreme Court of the Territory; but that judgment was reversed by…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
We perceive no error in the judgment now under review. The main contention of the defendants is that it was error to permit the United States to file its supplemental bill. We do not accept this view of the trial court’s duty. When the cause was last here the court expressed the conviction that if the case was finally disposed of on the record as it then was great wrong might be done to the United States and to all interested in preserving the navigability of the-Rio Grande. Hence, the cause was sent back that' each side might adduce further evidence, if they had any to adduce. When the…
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