Legal Opinion
State of California, United States of America v. Everett G. Rank
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 14, 1961No. 15840_1PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRILL, Circuit Judge.
This case involves the Central Valley project, an important undertaking of the Bureau of Reclamation in California’s Central Valley.
Suit was brought by these appellees in 1947 to enjoin Bureau officials from the impounding of water at Friant Dam on the San Joaquin River in contravention of the rights of appellees to the beneficial use of the waters of the San Joaquin below Friant. Since commencement of this suit by individual water users, the City of Fresno has intervened as a plaintiff also asserting rights to San Joaquin waters. 1 We shall hereafter refer to appellees…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Larson v. Domestic and Foreign Commerce Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Philadelphia Co. v. StimsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- United States v. DowSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Lux v. HagginCalifornia Supreme Court · 1886
- Ivanhoe Irrigation District v. McCrackenSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Dugan v. RankSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- City of Los Angeles v. City of San FernandoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
- Narragansett Tribe of Indians v. Southern Rhode Island Land Development Corp.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 1976
- City of Fresno v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- De Masters v. ArendCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
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