Legal Opinion

Stutzman v. Office of the Wyoming State Engineer

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided March 16, 2006No. 05-126PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KITE, Justice.

[¶ 1] John Max Stutzman and Roberta Lee Stutzman (the Stutzmans) requested the Wyoming State Engineer’s Office (state engineer) to file federal land patents pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 41-3-324 (LexisNexis 2005). The state engineer denied the request, stating the land patents were not deeds for reservoir water subject to the statute and, therefore, the state engineer’s office could not record them. The Stutzmans filed a petition for review in district court claiming the state engineer unlawfully withheld agency action. The district court denied the petition, holding the issue…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Merrill v. JansmaWyoming Supreme Court · 2004
  2. Sturgeon v. BrooksWyoming Supreme Court · 1955
  3. Wyoming Department of Transportation v. HaglundWyoming Supreme Court · 1999
  4. In the Interest of KP v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2004
  5. Griess v. Office of the Attorney General, Division of Criminal InvestigationWyoming Supreme Court · 1997

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3Cited by45 opinions

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