Lux v. Haggin

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

69 Cal. 255 · Cited 61 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.

• 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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• Palmer Etc. v. Railroad Commission · 138 P. 997
• Verdugo Ca&209on Water Co. v. Verdugo · 93 P. 1021
• Fletcher v. Los Angeles Trust & Sav. Bank · 187 P. 425
• Harris v. Harrison · 93 Cal. 676
• Turner v. the James Canal Co. · 99 P. 520
• United States v. Fallbrook Public Utility District · 101 F. Supp. 298
• Miller & Lux v. Madera Canal & Irrigation Co. · 99 P. 502
• Herminghaus v. Southern California Edison Co. · 252 P. 607
• City of San Bernardino v. City of Riverside · 198 P. 784
• Anaheim Union Water Co. v. Fuller. · 88 P. 978
• Watkins Land Co. v. Clements · 86 S.W. 733
• San Joaquin & Kings River Canal & Irrigation Co. v. Stevinson · 128 P. 924
• Mendelson v. McCabe · 77 P. 915
• Alpers v. Hunt · 86 Cal. 78
• Finnell v. Finnell · 105 P. 740
• Duckworth v. Watsonville Water & Light Co. · 110 P. 927
• Marsh v. Lott · 105 P. 968
• Title Insurance & Trust Co. v. Miller & Lux, Inc. · 190 P. 433
• Heilbron v. Last Chance Water Ditch Co. · 75 Cal. 117
• Duckworth v. Watsonville Water & Light Co. · 150 P. 58
• Lindsay Irrigation Co. v. Mehrtens · 97 Cal. 676
• Twining v. Thompson · 68 Cal. App. 2d 104
• Shurtleff v. Kehrer · 124 P. 724
• Sambo v. Semmler · 248 N.W. 197
• Barneich v. Mercy · 68 P. 589

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