Kuiper v. Gould’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Compact requirements — state engineer’s duties. The state engineer shall make and enforce such regulations with respect to deliveries of water as will enable the state of Colorado to meet its compact commitments. In those cases where the compact is deficient in establishing standards for administration within Colorado to provide for meeting its terms, the state engineer shall make such regulations as will be legal and equitable to regulate distribution among the appropriators within Colorado obligated to curtail diversions to meet compact commitments, so as to restore lawful use conditions as they were before the effective date of the compact insofar as possible.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Alamosa-La Jara Water Users Protection Ass'n v. Gould · Simpson v. Bijou Irrigation Co.

2. “It is crystal clear that, in order to promulgate and enforce rules for compliance with Compact commitments, the State Engineer must promulgate and enforce appropriate rules for the administration of water rights. The latter rules must of necessity be under the authority of the 'water rule power' Any achievement under the 'compact rule power' will be dependent upon and inextricably commingled with rules under the 'water rule power.'"”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Simpson v. Bijou Irrigation Co.

3. “shall administer, distribute, and regulate the waters of the state,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Simpson v. Bijou Irrigation Co.