Legal Opinion
SHERWOOD IRRIGATION COMPANY v. Vandewark
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided November 17, 1958No. 18018PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sutton
Defendants in error Vandewark, as plaintiffs below, brought this action to enjoin plaintiff in error, defendant below, from interfering with their right to the use and transportation of waste and seepage waters originating in the Laidlaw Drain Ditch which they claim to own. We refer to the parties as they appeared in the trial court.
The facts as gleaned from the record are briefly as follows: In 1908 one Walter Laidlaw was the owner of a farm near that now owned and occupied by plaintiffs. A part of the Laidlaw land was so situated that drainage was necessary and in that year a system of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Farmers Highline Canal & Reservoir Co. v. City of GoldenSupreme Court of Colorado · 1954
- French v. MitchellSupreme Court of Colorado · 1933
- Barrios v. Pleasant Valley & Lake Canal Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1932
- Ronce v. FavreSupreme Court of Colorado · 1940
3Cited by3 opinions
- Navajo Development Co. v. SandersonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
- Gardner v. StateSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980
- Zoller v. Mail Creek Ditch CompanyColorado Court of Appeals · 1972