Jones v. Anderson

OPINION

TACKETT, Justice.

This action was commenced in the District Court of Sierra County, New Mexico, to determine the rights to water claimed by plaintiffs and defendants, and to determine if any water rights had been forfeited.

The issues were limited to the surface water rights of the Ladder Ranch. After trial, the court awarded 60 acres of water rights to defendant Ladder. Plaintiffs appeal. Defendant Ladder cross-appealed, subsequently withdrawing the cross-appeal. The intervenor State Engineer has not participated in this appeal. The parties will be designated as they appeared in the…