Lux v. Haggin

Decided April 26, 1886. Milton H. Myrick wrote the opinion for the court.

69 Cal. 255 · Cited 265 times

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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.

• Hill v. Smith · 27 Cal. 476
• Smith v. Athern · 34 Cal. 506
• French v. Fyan · 93 U.S. 169
• Hale v. McLea · 53 Cal. 578
• WILLSON AND OTHERS v. the Black Bird Creek Marsh Company · 27 U.S. 245
• Gibson v. Chouteau · 80 U.S. 92
• Hughes v. United States · 71 U.S. 232
• Godden v. Kimmell · 99 U.S. 201
• Hart v. Burnett · 15 Cal. 530
• Carroll v. Safford · 44 U.S. 441
• Brown v. County of Buena Vista · 95 U.S. 157
• Atchison v. Peterson · 87 U.S. 507
• Broder v. Water Co. · 101 U.S. 274
• Howard v. Ingersoll · 54 U.S. 381
• Taylor v. Palmer · 31 Cal. 240
• United States v. Gratiot · 39 U.S. 526
• Irvine v. Marshall · 61 U.S. 558
• Hanson v. McCue · 42 Cal. 303
• Ehrhardt v. Hogaboom · 115 U.S. 67
• United States v. Gear · 44 U.S. 120
• United States v. Hughes · 52 U.S. 552
• Stockton v. Common Council of Stockton · 41 Cal. 147
• Green v. Covillaud · 10 Cal. 317
• Carpenter v. Providence Washington Insurance · 45 U.S. 185
• English v. Johnson · 17 Cal. 107

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• In Re Water of Hallett Creek Stream System · 749 P.2d 324
• State Water Resources Control Board v. United States · 44 Cal. 3d 448
• Joslin v. Marin Municipal Water District · 429 P.2d 889
• Gin S. Chow v. City of Santa Barbara · 22 P.2d 5
• Maricopa County Municipal Water Conservation District Number One v. Southwest Cotton Co. · 4 P.2d 369
• Cartwright v. Public Service Company of New Mexico · 343 P.2d 654
• City of L.A. v. L.A. Farming & Milling Co. · 152 Cal. 645
• City of Pasadena v. City of Alhambra · 33 Cal. 2d 908
• Herminghaus v. Southern California Edison Co. · 252 P. 607
• Rank v. (Krug) United States · 142 F. Supp. 1
• Palmer Etc. v. Railroad Commission · 138 P. 997
• State of California v. Superior Court · 93 Cal. Rptr. 2d 276
• Hudson v. West · 47 Cal. 2d 823
• United States v. Gerlach Live Stock Co. · 339 U.S. 725
• State Ex Rel. Martinez v. City of Las Vegas · 89 P.3d 47
• Conti v. Board of Civil Service Commissioners · 461 P.2d 617
• Conti v. Board of Civil Service Commissioners · 1 Cal. 3d 351
• Stevenson v. Boyd · 96 P. 284
• Los Angeles v. Los Angeles Etc. Co. · 93 P. 869
• United States v. Fallbrook Public Utility District · 101 F. Supp. 298
• State Water Resources Control Board Cases · 39 Cal. Rptr. 3d 189
• Miller & Lux v. Madera Canal & Irrigation Co. · 99 P. 502
• City of San Bernardino v. City of Riverside · 198 P. 784

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