HAMILTON v. TOWN OF CRAWFORD

No. 28081.

592 P.2d 1327 (1979)

In the Matter of the Application of Water Rights of Henry C. HAMILTON and Kathleen Louise Hamilton in Delta County, Colorado, Applicant-Appellant, v. The TOWN OF CRAWFORD, the United States of America, and Ralph V. Kelling, Jr., Division Engineer, Protestants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied April 30, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip Charles Klingsmith, Jr., P. C., Gunnison, for applicant-appellant.

Brown & Brown, A. Allen Brown, Delta, for protestant-appellee Town of Crawford.


GROVES, Justice.

This is a change of use of water proceeding brought by the appellants Hamilton. The Crawford Mesa Water Association (Mesa) became the successor in interest to the Hamiltons, and Mesa is the real party in interest as applicant-appellant. The Town of Crawford (Town) is the objector and is the only active appellee. The controversy concerns the identity of springs whose water has been decreed. The water judge...

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