Rickey Land & Cattle Co. v. Miller & Lux
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
These cases are brought to this court by certiorari. The facts material to the understanding and decision of them are these. Miller and Lux is a corporation using the water of the Walker River in Nevada, and claiming rights in the same. . The two branches of this river, known as East Fork and West Fork, rise in California and unite in Nevada above Miller and Lux. One Rickey used the water of both of these branches in California, and claimed rights superior to those of the parties lower down on the stream. On June 10, 1902, Miller and Lux brought a bill in equity in the Circuit Court for the…
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