ALAMO IRRIGATION COMPANY v. UNITED STATES

No. 4820.

404 P.2d 5 (1965)

ALAMO IRRIGATION COMPANY, Inc., et al., Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

July 15, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gray, Horton & Hill, Reno, for appellants.

J. Edward Williams, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Roger P. Marquis, Martin Green, Raymond N. Zagone, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., John W. Bonner, U. S. Atty., Las Vegas, for respondent.


ZENOFF, District Judge.

In 1919, a statutory proceeding was initiated for the determination of the relative rights in and to the waters of Pahranagat Lake and its tributaries in Lincoln County, Nevada. In accordance with the water laws the state engineer made an investigation of the stream system and proofs of the various claims thereto.

After hearing objections to the preliminary order of determination, he prepared an Order of Determination defining the rights...

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