Legal Opinion
City & County of Denver v. Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided January 14, 1955No. 16881, 16888PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Stone
Under our Colorado statutes for adjudication of water rights, two proceedings were brought in Water District No. 36: One for adjudication Of rights for irrigation, and the other for adjudication of rights for purposes other than irrigation. These proceedings were consolidated for trial in the court below and are considered together here.
The water rights involved are- from the Blue River, a stream located on the Western Slope of the Continental Divide in Colorado, and a tributary of Colorado River. We have here for review the decree of the trial court as to priorities awarded to the water…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Nebraska v. WyomingSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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