City & County of Denver v. Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District

Decided January 14, 1955. Mortimer Stone wrote the opinion for the court.

276 P.2d 992 · Cited 54 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Holbrook Irrigation District v. Fort Lyon Canal Co. · 269 P. 574
• Taussig v. Moffat Tunnel Water & Development Co. · 106 P.2d 363
• Dehaas v. Benesch · 181 P.2d 453
• Fruitland Irrigation Co. v. Kruemling · 62 Colo. 160
• United States v. Beebe · 127 U.S. 338
• City & County of Denver v. Sheriff · 96 P.2d 836
• Handy Ditch Co. v. Greeley & Loveland Irrigation Co. · 280 P. 481
• United States v. American Bell Telephone Co. · 167 U.S. 224
• Ickes v. Fox · 300 U.S. 82
• United States v. Norwegian Barque Thekla · 266 U.S. 328
• California Oregon Power Co. v. Beaver Portland Cement Co. · 295 U.S. 142
• Nebraska v. Wyoming · 295 U.S. 40
• Nebraska v. Wyoming · 325 U.S. 589
• Pabst v. Finmand · 211 P. 11
• Windsor Reservoir & Canal Co. v. Lake Supply Ditch Co. · 44 Colo. 214
• Baca Irrigating Ditch Co. v. Model Land & Irrigation Co. · 252 P. 358
• Farmers Independent Ditch Co. v. Agricultural Ditch Co. · 22 Colo. 513
• New Loveland & Greeley Irrigation & Land Co. v. Consolidated Home Supply Ditch & Reservoir Co. · 27 Colo. 525
• Finley v. Cache la Poudre Irrigation Co. · 44 Colo. 234

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• City & County of Denver Ex Rel. Board of Water Commissioners v. Colorado River Water Conservation District · 696 P.2d 730
• City of Thornton v. Bijou Irrigation Co. · 926 P.2d 1
• City & County of Denver Ex Rel. Board of Water Commissioners v. Consolidated Ditches Co. of District No. 2 · 807 P.2d 23
• Four Counties Water Users Ass'n v. Colorado River Water Conservation District & Town of Steamboat Springs · 414 P.2d 469
• Metropolitan Suburban Water Users Ass'n v. Colorado River Water Conservation District · 365 P.2d 273
• Board of County Commissioners v. Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District · 838 P.2d 840
• Rocky Mountain Power Co. v. White River Electric Ass'n · 376 P.2d 158
• Colorado Ground Water Commission v. North Kiowa-Bijou Groundwater Management District · 77 P.3d 62
• Colorado River Water Conservation District v. Twin Lakes Reservoir & Canal Co. · 468 P.2d 853
• City of Aspen v. Colorado River Water Conservation District · 696 P.2d 758
• Pagosa Area Water & Sanitation District v. Trout Unlimited · 170 P.3d 307
• Tulkisarmute Native Community Council v. Heinze · 898 P.2d 935
• Colorado River Water Conservation District v. Rocky Mountain Power Co. · 158 Colo. 331
• Colorado River Water Conservation District v. Rocky Mountain Power Co. · 158 Colo. 331
• State, Dept. of Ecology v. Theodoratus · 957 P.2d 1241
• Department of Ecology v. Theodoratus · 135 Wash. 2d 582
• Dallas Creek Water Co. v. Huey · 933 P.2d 27
• Colorado River Water Conservation District v. Vidler Tunnel Water Co. · 594 P.2d 566
• Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe v. United States · 891 P.2d 952
• United States v. Bell · 724 P.2d 631
• Bennett Bear Creek Farm Water & Sanitation District v. City & County of Denver Ex Rel. Board of Water Commissioners · 928 P.2d 1254
• Rocky Mountain Power Co. v. Colorado River Water Conservation District · 646 P.2d 383
• Colorado River Water Conservation District v. City & County of Denver Ex Rel. Board of Water Commissioners · 640 P.2d 1139
• Trans-County Water, Inc. v. Central Colorado Water Conservancy District · 727 P.2d 60
• Central Colorado Water Conservancy District v. City of Denver · 539 P.2d 1270

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