Legal Opinion
State v. Sustacha
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided March 5, 1992No. 22361PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
In 1930 and 1935, the Sixth Judicial District Court entered two decrees that adjudicated rights to the water in the Humboldt River and its tributaries (the “Humboldt Stream System”). These decrees are collectively referred to as the “Humboldt Decree.” The respondents, Joan and John Sustacha (“Sustachas”) own water rights adjudicated by this decree.
In 1956, the Fourth Judicial District Court entered a judgment requiring the Humboldt Water Distribution District Supervising Water Commissioner to measure the total water flow into a section of the Humboldt Stream System and the particular…
3Cases cited3 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Smith v. Sixth Judicial District Court of the State of NevadaNevada Supreme Court · 1946
- Rohlfing v. Second Judicial District CourtNevada Supreme Court · 1990
- Warden, Nevada State Prison v. OwensNevada Supreme Court · 1977
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