Griffin v. Westergard

OPINION

By the Court,

McDaniel, D. J.:

In 1967 and 1969, appellant Hunewill Land and Livestock Co., Inc. (hereinafter called Hunewill), and appellant Griffin, respectively, were granted permits to divert underground water to supplement their decreed surface water and storage rights from West Walker River in Smith Valley, Lyon County, Nevada. The well was to be located within the boundaries of the Smith Valley Artesian Basin as designated by an order of the state engineer issued on June 27, 1960. A permit is required before a well may be drilled in a designated basin. NRS 534.050. In late 1969…