Legal Opinion
Merrill v. Bishop
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided September 13, 1955No. 2669PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Blume, Justice.
This is an action to enjoin the State Engineer and other water officials from interfering with and closing their head gates in connection with their water rights from Owl Creek in Fremont county, Wyoming, and tributaries thereof. The case is here the second time. See Merrill v. Bishop, 69 Wyo. 45, 237 P. 2d. 186. The first time the case was before us it involved the question as to whether or not a demurrer filed to the petition herein was properly sustained on account of defect of parties. We held there was no such defect of parties in view of the fact that the demurrer…
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