STATE v. GREENWOOD

No. 6211.

315 P.2d 223 (1957)

63 N.M. 156

STATE of New Mexico, on the relation of John H. BLISS, State Engineer, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. A.J. GREENWOOD, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

August 26, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neal, Neumann & Neal, Carlsbad, for appellant.

Fred M. Standley, Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, Charles D. Harris, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Roswell, for appellee.


COMPTON, Justice.

This appeal arises out of the judgment and sentence of appellant for contempt of court.

In 1951 the appellant was permanently enjoined from using water from two wells on his property which had been drilled without a permit from the state engineer. Thereafter, on motion of a special assistant attorney general, appellant was cited to show cause why he should not be held in contempt for violating the 1951 order. At the hearing, appellant's demand...

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