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STATE ENGINEER v. COWLES BROTHERS, INC.

No. 6186.

478 P.2d 159 (1970)

STATE ENGINEER of the State of Nevada, Appellant, v. COWLES BROTHERS, INC., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

December 18, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey Dickerson, Atty. Gen., and L. William Paul, Deputy Atty. Gen., Carson City, for appellant.

Cooke & Roberts, Reno, for respondent.

OPINION

ZENOFF, Justice.

On April 14, 1964 Cowles Brothers, Inc., owners of certain lands adjoining the dry bed of Winnemucca Lake filed an application with the State Engineer of the State of Nevada to drill a well on property located in the dry Winnemucca Lake bed for the purpose of irrigating lands within the dry lake bed.

The application was denied on the ground that Cowles Brothers, Inc., did not own...

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