Montgomery v. Lomos Altos, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis

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87 state decisions

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1. “An appeal from the grant of a motion for summary judgment presents a question of law and is reviewed de novo.”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Cox v. NM DEP'T OF PUBLIC SAFETY · Farmers Ins. Co. of Arizona v. XIAN CHEN

2. “[T]he question of impairment of existing rights is one which must generally be decided upon the facts in each case, and . . . a definition of `impairment of existing rights' is not only difficult, but an `attempt to define the same would lead to severe complications.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bounds v. State ex rel. D'Antonio · Bounds v. State

3. “issued by the State Engineer relating to review of water right applications recognized that the Rio Grande's surface waters were fully appropriated and that transfers of existing valid water rights were necessary before any surface water could be made available for new appropriations. Id. ¶¶ 8 n. 6, 15, 18. Our Supreme Court clarified that the applications in question, which sought to change the point of diversion and the place and purpose of use of surface water rights to groundwater rights, were for”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bounds v. State