Rodgers v. Pitt’s Empirical Analysis
89 F. 420 · 1898
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
April 1904
most recently cited
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Barnes v. Sabron · Union Mill & Mining Co. v. Dangberg · Lytle Creek Water Co. v. Perdew
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““They could agree that Thies should have all the water for 3 days out of 24, that Carpenter should have it all for 7 days out of 24, and that Rodgers should take it all for 14 days out of 24. In the event of any litigation between themselves as to their respective rights, a court of equity would have the unquestioned power to make such a decree, if it fairly represented their respective rights as to the use and necessity of the water to irrigate their respective lands. This being true, it follows that each has such a unity of possession of the ditch and water flowing therein as to entitle either of them to bring suit, and enjoin any diversion of the water, by a trespasser, to which they are all entitled.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Rodgers v. Pitt
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