Legal Opinion
Bijou Irrigation District v. Empire Club
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided February 4, 1991No. 89SA302, 89SA209PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lohr
These cases are consolidated for issuance of a single opinion to resolve a dispute over recreational use of Empire Reservoir between Bijou Irrigation District (“District”), the entity organized to administer water appropriated and stored in the reservoir, and private parties who own land underlying the reservoir (“Landowners”).
In 1983 the District filed suit against the Landowners in Morgan County District Court for declaratory judgment, and to quiet title, enjoin the Landowners’ use of the reservoir, and recover damages for trespass. We refer to this case, no.. 89SA302, as the declaratory…
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