Legal Opinion
Scherck v. Nichols
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided October 30, 1939No. 2112PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blume, Justice.
This is an action brought by plaintiff on April 27, 1938, to declare the water rights of the defendants null and void. From a judgment for the defendants the plaintiff has taken his appeal. One Bryan was one of the defendants. He defaulted. His land is other than that of the other defendants, and it is not necessary to make further reference to him. The parties will be referred to as in the case below, or by name.
The creek involved in this case is Lumis or Madison Creek, which flows northerly through the SE/4NE/4 of Sec. 12, T. 32, R. 81, owned by defendant Sheean, and the…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Lawrence v. . FoxNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- Nevada Ditch Co. v. BennettOregon Supreme Court · 1896
- Wyatt v. Larimer & Weld Irrigation Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1893
- Re Determination of Water Rights of Hood River.Oregon Supreme Court · 1923
- Bailey v. TintingerMontana Supreme Court · 1912
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- In Re Waters of Manse SpringNevada Supreme Court · 1940
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