SNAKE CREEK MINING & TUNNEL COMPANY
v.
MIDWAY IRRIGATION COMPANY ET AL.
Supreme Court of United States.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued October 17, 1922.
Decided January 15, 1923.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Mr. H.R. Macmillan, with whom Mr. Andrew Howat, Mr. John A. Marshall and Mr. B.S. Crow were on the briefs, for petitioner.
Mr. A.B. Irvine and Mr. William H. Folland, with whom Mr. Sam D. Thurman was on the briefs, for respondents.
Mr. William H. Folland, by leave of court, filed a brief on behalf of Salt Lake City, as amicus curiae.
Mr. J.F. Callbreath, by leave of court, filed a brief on behalf of the American Mining Congress, as amicus curiae.
Supreme Court of United States.
MR. JUSTICE VAN DEVANTER delivered the opinion of the Court.
This is a suit to determine conflicting claims to underground waters collected and brought to the surface by a mining tunnel in Utah. The plaintiff (petitioner here) is a mining company incorporated in Delaware and the defendant an irrigation company incorporated in Utah. Each seeks to have the right to use the waters quieted in itself as against the other. The...
Let's get started
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.
