REYNOLDS v. WIGGINS

No. 7515.

397 P.2d 469 (1964)

74 N.M. 670

S.E. REYNOLDS, State Engineer, Appellant, v. Max WIGGINS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

December 14, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl E. Hartley, Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, Charles D. Harris, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Roswell, for appellant.

Hinkle, Bondurant & Christy, Paul W. Eaton, Jr., Roswell, for appellee.


NOBLE, Justice.

Max Wiggins appealed to the district court from an order of the state engineer denying his application to appropriate water from the shallow underground Roswell basin. On review, the district court vacated the administrative order and directed approval of the application. The state engineer has appealed from that judgment.

The Wiggins farm is located in the Roswell Artesian basin adjacent to the Pecos river. Wiggins, who owns all of the drain...

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