HOLGUIN v. ELEPHANT BUTTE IRRIGATION DIST.

No. 11066.

575 P.2d 88 (1977)

91 N.M. 398

David HOLGUIN, Robert Bullard, O. L. Smith, Lawrence Horner and Mrs. Robert S. Hayner, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ELEPHANT BUTTE IRRIGATION DISTRICT, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

September 9, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin, Martin & Lutz, James T. Martin, Jr., William L. Lutz, Las Cruces, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Threet, Threet, Glass & King, Martin E. Threet, R. Michael Hooe, Albuquerque, for defendant-appellee.


OPINION

EASLEY, Justice.

Plaintiff, David Holguin and five others (hereinafter Landowners — which shall at times refer to plaintiffs predecessors in title) brought suit against Elephant Butte Irrigation District (EBID) for a declaratory judgment to establish their water rights on land located within the geographical limits of the irrigation district. Landowners also claimed damages for failure of EBID to provide...

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