Legal Opinion
Sperry v. Elephant Butte Irr. Dist. of New Mexico
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided July 17, 1928No. 3315PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WATSON, J.
On June 30, 1927, the board of direct-tors of the Elephant Butte irrigation district met to “estimate and determine the amount of funds required to meet the obligations and needs of the district for the ensuing-year.” Laws 1921, c. 39, § 3. The estimates made would require a tax upon the lands within the district subject thereto, amounting to $1.70 per acre for item 3 of the section just cited (“the portion of the expenses of operation and maintenance of the irrigation and'drainage systems to be collected by tax assessment and levy * * *”), and a further tax of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Crawford v. Imperial Irrigation DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1927
- Nampa & Meridian Irrigation District v. BondSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Nampa & Meridian Irr. Dist. v. BondCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1923
- Nampa & Meridian Irr. Dist. v. BondDistrict Court, D. Idaho · 1922
3Cited by4 opinions
- Brantley Farms v. Carlsbad Irrigation DistrictNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1998
- Stahmann v. Elephant Butte Irrigation DistrictNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1956
- Middle Rio Grande Water Users Ass'n v. Middle Rio Grande Conservancy Dist.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1953
- Qwest Corp. v. Elephant Butte Irrigation DistrictDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2008