Legal Opinion
Spanish Fork West Field Irr. Co. v. District Court of Salt Lake County
Utah Supreme Court
Decided July 10, 1940No. 6164PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TRUEMAN, District Judge.
This original suit, for writ of prohibition, brought to determine the construction of Sec. 100-4-3, R. S. U. 1933, as amended by Chapter 112, Laws of Utah, 1939, raises two principal questions:(1) Whether the District Court of Salt Lake County, Utah, has jurisdiction in an action in equity to adjudicate a general determination of all of the water rights in the drainage area of the Utah Lake and Jordan River.(2) Whether Chapter 112, Laws of Utah, 1939, amending Section 100-4-3, R. S. U. 1933, created a “new, restro-spective, remedy.”
The statute designated as Sec.…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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