Legal Opinion
United States v. DISTRICT COURT IN & FOR CO. OF EAGLE
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided September 15, 1969No. 23819PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Groves
This is an original proceeding in this court wherein the United States has asked for a writ prohibiting the district court from asserting jurisdiction over it in a supplemental water adjudication under C.R.S. 1963, 148-9-7. We issued a rule to show cause why the relief requested should not be granted.
The proceeding is in Water District 37 of the State of Colorado, which embraces the Eagle River and its tributaries. The Eagle River is a tributary of the Colorado River and is non-navigable. There have been a number of previous adjudications in this water district. The decree in the original…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- United States v. SherwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Dugan v. RankSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Shively v. BowlbySupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- United States v. ShawSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Public Service Co. of Colorado v. Van WykSupreme Court of Colorado · 2001
- United States v. District Court in & for the County of EagleSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. City & County of Denver Ex Rel. Board of Water CommissionersSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
- Navajo Development Co. v. SandersonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
- United States v. BellSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
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