Legal Opinion
Snowden v. Ft. Lyon Canal Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 14, 1916No. 4644PublishedCited by 6 opinions
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Colorado; Robert E. Lewis, Judge. Action by Howard Snowden against the Ft. Lyon Canal Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
CARRAND, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, Snowden, a citizen of Pennsylvania, sued the defendant canal company, a Colorado corporation, and stated his cause of action as follows:
“(2) That the defendant has the authority, under and by virtue of the laws of the state of Colorado in such case made and provided, and upon compliance with the laws of said state, to exercise the right of eminent domain to acquire all the necessary privileges, easements, and rights of way for the purpose of constructing the ditches, canals, and reservoir hereinafter mentioned.
“(3) That said Howard Snowden is now, and at…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Kohl v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- United States v. LynahSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Roberts v. Northern Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- United States v. Great Falls Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Nalle v. OysterSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Rank v. (Krug) United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1956
- Seven Lakes Reservoir Co. v. MajorsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1921
- East St. Louis Cotton Oil Co. v. Skinner Bros. Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1918
- Neville v. Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1923
- Morton v. Ft. Lyon Canal Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1916
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