Legal Opinion
Lawrence v. Southard
Washington Supreme Court
Decided November 19, 1937No. 26715. En BancPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMillard, J.
In January, 1937, the plaintiff entered into a contract to purchase from the defendant a tract of land,
“. . . together with a perpetual water right for the use of sufficient amount of water to beneficially irrigate said land and to the same extent as has heretofore been used thereon for irrigation purposes”
in Yakima county. This land in its natural state is arid and has no value, but when supplied with a sufficient amount of water to beneficially irrigate it and to the same extent as has been used thereon for irrigation purposes since 1911, the land is very productive and valuable for…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Ickes v. FoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Murphy v. KerrDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 1923
- Geddis v. ParrishWashington Supreme Court · 1889
- Longmire v. SmithWashington Supreme Court · 1901
- Thorpe v. Tenem Ditch Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1889
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3Cited by8 opinions
- United States v. Alpine Land & Reservoir Co.District Court, D. Nevada · 1980
- Department of Ecology v. AcquavellaWashington Supreme Court · 1983
- United States v. Alpine Land & Reservoir Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Neubert v. Yakima-Tieton Irrigation DistrictWashington Supreme Court · 1991
- United States v. Alpine Land & Reservoir Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
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