Legal Opinion

Ryan Gulch Reservoir Co. v. Swartz

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided January 16, 1928No. 11,723PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THE plaintiff Swartz, whose lands have been injured, as he says, by the escaping waters of two reservoirs, one owned by the Ryan Gulch Reservoir Company, the other by the Southside Irrigation and Reservoir Company, brought his action against both corporations to recover the amount of his damages. The jury awarded him damages against both defendants, which ripened into a judgment in his favor, which, on review by us (Ryan GulchCo. v. Swartz, 77 Colo. 60, 234 P. 1059) was reversed and the cause remanded for trial de novo. Our former opinion should be read in connection with this, as it will…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. The MajesticSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  2. California Development Co. v. New Liverpool Salt Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1909
  3. Garnet Ditch & Reservoir Co. v. SampsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1910
  4. Johnson v. Bailey & AllenSupreme Court of Colorado · 1891
  5. Taylor v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1919

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Moore v. Standard Paint & Glass Co. of PuebloSupreme Court of Colorado · 1960
  2. Creem v. Northwestern Mutual Fire Ass'nIdaho Supreme Court · 1937
  3. Charvoz v. Bonneville Irr. Dist.Utah Supreme Court · 1951
  4. Rosenthal v. Citizens State Bank of CortezSupreme Court of Colorado · 1954
  5. Barlow v. North Sterling Irrigation DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1929

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