Legal Opinion

Roy Hunter v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided December 19, 1967No. 20093_1PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KOELSCH, Circuit Judge.

The United States, complaining that Roy Hunter persistently grazed and watered his cattle within the boundaries of the Death Valley National Monument without a permit from the National Park Service, brought this suit against him in the United States District Court to secure an injunction against further trespasses. 1

Hunter urged justification; in addition, he sought a declaration that he possessed water and grazing rights. He alleged that long before the monument was established his predecessors in interest continually had watered livestock, which they pastured within…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Lynch v. OverholserSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Camfield v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  3. Light v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
  4. Wiggins Ferry Co. v. Ohio & Mississippi Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1892
  5. Basey v. GallagherSupreme Court of the United States · 1875

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Marincovich v. TarabochiaWashington Supreme Court · 1990
  2. United States v. Reader's Digest Association, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
  3. McFarland v. KempthorneCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
  4. Fullerton v. State Water Resources Control BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
  5. Walker v. United StatesNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2007

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