Legal Opinion
United States Fuel Co. v. Huntington-Cleveland Irrigation Co.
Utah Supreme Court
Decided November 7, 2003No. 20010815PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DURHAM, Chief Justice:
11 Defendant Huntington-Cleveland Irrigation Company (HCIC) appeals the trial court's ruling in favor of plaintiffs United States Fuel Company and ANR Co., Inc. and intervenor Intermountain Power Agency and their predecessors-in-interest (collectively USF). This appeal involves an action to quiet title to a prior right to use water from Cedar Creek, a small stream that is part of the San Rafael Drainage in Emery County, Utah. This dispute arose because both USF and HCIC divert water from Cedar Creek.
FACTS
T2 HCIC is a mutual water company that was formed in 1982 through…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- State v. PenaUtah Supreme Court · 1994
- Jeffs v. StubbsUtah Supreme Court · 1998
- Thurston v. Box Elder CountyUtah Supreme Court · 1995
- Whitmore v. Murray CityUtah Supreme Court · 1944
- Morris v. SykesUtah Supreme Court · 1981
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Ockey v. LehmerUtah Supreme Court · 2008
- Green River Canal Co. v. ThaynUtah Supreme Court · 2003
- Rawlings v. RawlingsUtah Supreme Court · 2010
- In Re Rights to the Use of WaterUtah Supreme Court · 2004
- Butler, Crockett & Walsh Development Corp. v. Pinecrest Pipeline Operating Co.Utah Supreme Court · 2004
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