FARMERS HIGH LINE CANAL v. CITY OF GOLDEN

No. 97SA343.

975 P.2d 189 (1999)

FARMERS HIGH LINE CANAL AND RESERVOIR COMPANY; and City of Westminster; City of Thornton, and City of Arvada, Plaintiffs-Appellants, and Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. CITY OF GOLDEN, Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, and Richard Stenzel, Division Engineer, Water Division 1, Appellee pursuant to C.A.R. 1(e).

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

March 29, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gaunt, Dirrim, Coover, P.C., Lysle R. Dirrim, Brighton, Colorado, Attorney for Farmers High Line Canal and Reservoir Company.

Carlson, Hammond & Paddock, Mary H. Hammond, Lee H. Johnson, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for City of Westminster.

White & Jankowski, LLP, Austin C. Hamre, Michael D. White, David C. Taussig, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for City of Thornton.

Moses, Wittemyer, Harrison and Woodruff, P.C., David L. Harrison, Veronica A. Sperling, Kelly J. Custer, Boulder, Colorado, Attorneys for City of Arvada.

John P. Akolt, III, Brighton, Colorado, Attorney for Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company.

Porzak Browning & Johnson, LLP, Glen E. Porzak, Steven J. Bushong, Boulder, Colorado; Trout & Raley, P.C., James Witwer, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for the City of Golden.

Ken Salazar, Attorney General, Barbara McDonnell, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Michael E. McLachlan, Solicitor General, Steven O. Sims, First Assistant Attorney General, Natural Resources Section, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Richard Stenzel, Division Engineer, Water Division No. 1.

Timothy R. Buchanan, P.C., Timothy R. Buchanan, Arvada, Colorado, Attorney for Amicus Curiae Fort Morgan Reservoir and Irrigation Company.

John M. Dingess, Denver, Colorado, Attorney for Amicus Curiae City of Aurora.

Patricia L. Wells, Michael L. Walker, Casey S. Funk, Amy M. Cavanaugh, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae City and County of Denver.

Chrisman, Bynum & Johnson, P.C., David G. Hill, Jack M. Graves, Boulder, Colorado, Attoreys for Amicus Curiae City of Englewood.

Leavenworth & Tester, P.C., Loyal E. Leavenworth, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, Attorney for Amicus Curiae City of Rifle.

Brian M. Nazarenus, Denver, Colorado, Attorney for Amicus Curiae for the City of Loveland.


Justice RICE delivered the Opinion of the Court.

The appellants, Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company, Farmers High Line Canal and Reservoir Company, and the cities of Westminster, Thornton, and Arvada, appeal from a judgment of the water court which dismissed their complaint for declaratory judgment and their request for injunctive relief based on allegations that the City of Golden ("Golden") has expanded its water use beyond the scope of its decrees. We affirm...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases