Legal Opinion

May v. United States

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided May 9, 1988No. 86SA129PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ERICKSON, Justice.

Appellants John and Frances May and Rock Creek Canyon Corporation applied in Water Division No. 2 for a conditional decree for storage of 462 acre-feet of water in a basin hydraulically separate from Rock Creek, the source of supply, and, in conjunction with a proposed change in use of water rights and plan of augmentation, a determination under section 37-92-305, 15 C.R.S. (1973 & 1984 Supp.), that proposed alterations in the use of water in the separate basin would not impair vested rights in Rock Creek. Appellants proposed to use the water as (1) a domestic supply for a…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Pepcol Manufacturing Co. v. Denver Union Corp.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1984
  2. Radiology Professional Corp. v. Trinidad Area Health Ass'nSupreme Court of Colorado · 1978
  3. Union Rural Electric Ass'n v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
  4. Farmers Highline Canal & Reservoir Co. v. City of GoldenSupreme Court of Colorado · 1954
  5. Weibert v. Rothe Bros., Inc.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1980

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