Bean v. United States

WHITAKER, Judge.

Plaintiffs sue for the taking by defendant of rights they claim in the waters of the Rio Grande River. Their properties lie in the Hudspeth County Conservation and Reclamation District No. 1 (hereinafter called Hudspeth District). This district adjoins the El Paso District to the north, which El Paso District is a part of defendant’s Rio Grande irrigation project.

The case comes before us on defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the limited question as to whether or not the plaintiffs have any water rights with respect to the waters of the Rio Grande River which have been…