Legal Opinion
Mason v. Hills Land & Cattle Co.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 7, 1949No. 16,112PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stone
Plaintiff in error petitioned to change the point of diversion of the Accomodation Ditch with its decreed priority for 12.5 cubic feet of water per second of time of date July 15, 1887. Defendants in error joined, in protest, asserting abandonment both of the Accomodation Ditch and its priority. Upon trial of the issue, the court found in favor of protestants that the ditch and its priority had been abandoned and enjoined petitioner from diverting water in virtue of said priority. The one point here urged is the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain finding of abandonment.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Sieber v. FrinkSupreme Court of Colorado · 1883
- New Mercer Ditch Co. v. ArmstrongSupreme Court of Colorado · 1895
- North American Exploration Co. v. AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1900
- Green Valley Ditch Co. v. FrantzSupreme Court of Colorado · 1913
- South Boulder Canon Ditch Co. v. Davidson Ditch & Reservoir Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1930
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3Cited by14 opinions
- United States v. District Court in & for the County of EagleSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Knapp v. Colorado River Water Conservation DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1955
- Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District v. Twin Lakes Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1989
- People ex rel. Danielson v. City of ThorntonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1989
- State Ex Rel. Reynolds v. South Springs Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1969
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