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Humboldt Land & Cattle Co. v. Allen

District Court, D. Nevada

Decided July 13, 1926No. 140PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FARRINGTON, District Judge.

This is an action by the Humboldt Land & Cattle Company, a corporation, citizen and resident of California, against Robert A. Allen, indi vidually and as state engineer of the state of Nevada, and J. H. Holland, individually and as water commissioner of the same state.

It is alleged that the Humboldt river-flows for ten miles through the Horseshoe ranch, a property consisting of 15,000 acres of land, now and for more than fifty years owned by plaintiff and its predecessors; that during all the years since 1872, and until prevented by defendants, it has appropriated…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Wadsworth v. Union Pacific Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1893
  2. Ormsby County v. KearneyNevada Supreme Court · 1914
  3. Abilene National Bank v. DolleySupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  4. Bergman v. KearneyDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 1917
  5. McLean v. Farmers' High Line Canal & Reservoir Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1908

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Application of FilippiniNevada Supreme Court · 1949
  2. Hage v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1996
  3. United States v. Alpine Land & Reservoir Co.District Court, D. Nevada · 1980
  4. In Re the Rights Ex Rel. Gila RiverArizona Supreme Court · 1992
  5. New Mexico Products Co. v. New Mexico Power Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1937

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