Legal Opinion
Elephant Butte Irrigation District v. Gatlin
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided February 27, 1956No. 5938PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUJAN, Justice.
■ This case is before us on appeal by the defendants from the refusal of the trial court to dismiss plaintiff’s action for lack of- indispensable parties (the United States of America and the Secretary of the Interior) and from a -judgment enjoining the defendants (subordinate officials of the United States Department of Interior) from diverting and using any of the waters of the Rio Grande upon the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in Socorro County, New Mexico, which injunction has, upon bond, been stayed pending this appeal.
We are concerned solely with the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Larson v. Domestic and Foreign Commerce Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Land v. DollarSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- United States v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Ex Parte State of New York, No. 1Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Philadelphia Co. v. StimsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Brantley Farms v. Carlsbad Irrigation DistrictNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1998
- Holguin v. Elephant Butte Irrigation DistrictNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1977
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- Chaleunphonh v. Parks & Recreation DivisionNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1996
- Qwest Corp. v. Elephant Butte Irrigation DistrictDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2008