Legal Opinion
Safranek v. Town of Limon
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 5, 1951No. 16319PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stone
The Town of Limón, being in need of further water supply for domestic purposes, with the consent of respondents Safranek, sunk two wells on unplatted lands belonging to them, and thereby found water which it since has pumped and conveyed by pipe line to the town where it is used to supply the needs of its resident's. Thereafter, being unable to agree as to purchase price, this action was brought to condemn a parcel of 4.18 acres of respondents’ lands upon which the wells were located, “together with right to sink wells thereon and remove and pump therefrom any underground and percolating…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Comstock v. RamsaySupreme Court of Colorado · 1913
- Canada v. City of ShawneeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1936
- Dehaas v. BeneschSupreme Court of Colorado · 1947
- Nevius v. SmithSupreme Court of Colorado · 1928
- In re German Ditch & Reservoir Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1913
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3Cited by40 opinions
- City of Thornton v. Bijou Irrigation Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1996
- State v. Southwestern Colorado Water Conservation DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
- Board of County Commissioners v. Park County Sportsmen's Ranch, LLPSupreme Court of Colorado · 2002
- Three Bells Ranch Associates v. Cache La Poudre Water Users Ass'nSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988
- Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District v. Shelton Farms, Inc.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1975
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