Legal Opinion
State of New Mexico v. Backer
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 22, 1952No. 4453_1PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PICKETT, Circuit Judge.
The State of New Mexico and the City of Truth or Consequences brought this action in the District Court of Sierra County-New Mexico, against Labon Backer, acting construction engineer in charge of the Elephant Butte Dam and Reservoir, and certain employees of the United States Bureau of Reclamation, to restrain them from reducing the water level of the reservoir to a point which would destroy the fish in the reservoir and create a health menace to the people of the City of Truth or Consequences. The state court granted a temporary injunction as prayed for. Backer…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by24 opinions
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