Legal Opinion
Jenkins v. State, Dept. of Water Resources
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided July 8, 1982No. 13705PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPARD, Justice.
This is an appeal from an order of the district court which affirmed the director of the Department of Water Resources denial of appellant Jenkins’ application to transfer the point of diversion of his decreed water right. We affirm.
Jenkins is the owner of 280 acres of land near the town of Kilgore in Clark County, Idaho. Appurtenant to that property are two separate water rights, one for 2.4 cfs of water from Cottonwood Creek, and the second for 3.2 cfs of water from Ching Creek. Those water rights were adjudicated by decree of federal court in 1930. Both creeks flow…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Gilbert v. SmithIdaho Supreme Court · 1976
- Harris v. ChapmanIdaho Supreme Court · 1931
- Holmstrom Land Co. v. Meagher County Newlan Creek Water DistrictMontana Supreme Court · 1979
- Application of BoyerIdaho Supreme Court · 1952
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