Legal Opinion
Wolfsen v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided May 7, 1958No. 115-55PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhitaker, Judge
Plaintiffs are the owners of certain tracts of land in Mer-ced County, California, most of which are riparian to Salt Slough, which is a branch channel of the San Joaquin River. They allege that they have been deprived of their water rights by the construction and operation by the defendant of the Central Yalley Project in California. They sue for just compensation.
The physical characteristics of the San Joaquin River, its watershed and drainage basin, the historic development of the San Joaquin Yalley, and the origin, construction, and operation of the Central Yalley Project (including the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. Gerlach Live Stock Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Rank v. (Krug) United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1956
- Gerlach Live Stock Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1948
- East Side Canal & Irrigation Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1948
- Henry Prouse Cooper & Co. v. WandelNew York Supreme Court · 1887
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Westlands Water District v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2001
- Gustine Land & Cattle Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1966
- Westlands Water District v. PattersonDistrict Court, E.D. California · 1994
- Westlands Water District v. PattersonDistrict Court, E.D. California · 1995
- Gibson v. CobbCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1965
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