Comstock v. Ramsay
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from the Weld District Court. — Hon. James E. Garrigues, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bailey
The contest is over seepage waters, and the right to use the river channel as a way through which to carry them. The site of the dispute is on the South Platte River, a short distance down the stream and east of the town of La Salle, in Weld county. The land upon which these waters accumulate is a strip of river bottom, varying in width from one-half to three-fourths of a mile, and comprising several hundred acres, situated in water district No. 2. The bank of the river along which this land lies has been built up by accumulations from the river of silt and debris, until it is slightly higher…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Fort Lyon Canal Co. v. ChewSupreme Court of Colorado · 1905
- Vogel v. Minnesota Canal & Reservoir Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1910
- Platte Valley Irrigation Co. v. Buckers Irrigation, Milling & Improvement Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1898
- New Cache la Poudre Irrigation Co. v. Water Supply & Storage Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1902
- Buckers Irrigation, Milling & Improvement Co. v. Farmers' Independent Ditch Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1903
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3Cited by48 opinions
- United States v. Gerlach Live Stock Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Farmers Highline Canal & Reservoir Co. v. City of GoldenSupreme Court of Colorado · 1954
- People v. HinderliderSupreme Court of Colorado · 1936
- Safranek v. Town of LimonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1951
- Williams v. Midway Ranches Property Owners Ass'nSupreme Court of Colorado · 1997
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