Legal Opinion
Whitt v. Hat Bar Cattle Co.
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided September 16, 2015No. S-14-0257PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURKE, Chief Justice.
[T1] In this third and final phase of the general adjudication of water rights in the Big Horn River, the Special Master recommended adjudicating the right to irrigate 52 acres Of land owned by Hat Bar Cattle Company.1 That recommendation was made following a hearing on an objection to the adjudication from neighboring landowner Betty Whitt. The district court adopted the Special Master's Report and Recommendation, and adjudicated the Hat Bar's water rights. Ms. Whitt appeals the district court's decision. We will affirm.
ISSUES
[12] Ms. Whitt presents three issues, which…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Hopper v. All Pet Animal Clinic, Inc.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1993
- In Re Big Horn River SystemWyoming Supreme Court · 1990
- In Re the General Adjudication of All Rights to Use Water in the Big Horn River SystemWyoming Supreme Court · 2002
- Thayer v. City of RawlinsWyoming Supreme Court · 1979
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Matthew Len Jones v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2017
- In re: The General Adjudication of All Rights to Use Water in the Big Horn River System and All Other Sources, State of Wyoming, Betty Whitt v. Hat Bar Cattle Company and the State of WyomingWyoming Supreme Court · 2015