Legal Opinion
Harvey v. Davis
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided December 20, 1982No. 80SA539PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEE, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment entered in the Water Court for Water Division No. 5, concerning water rights in the Wallace Gulch located on the Grand Mesa in Mesa County. We affirm.
The appellants, Orvil K. Davis and Juanita M. Davis (Davis), own the Bacon Irrigat*420ing Ditch, with an adjudicated absolute right to .7 cubic feet per second of water from the Wallace Gulch pursuant to a 1909 decree. The appellees, Roy Harvey, Merle M. Harvey, and Veri Jacques (Harvey), own adjudicated absolute water rights junior in priority located upstream along the Wallace Gulch. The waterways of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Brighton Ditch Co. v. City of EnglewoodSupreme Court of Colorado · 1951
- Castner v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1893
- West End Irrigation Co. v. GarveySupreme Court of Colorado · 1947
- Corey v. LongSupreme Court of Colorado · 1943
- Granby Ditch & Reservoir Co. v. HallenbeckSupreme Court of Colorado · 1953
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