Lux v. Haggin
California court case on water rights (1886) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lux v. Haggin, 69 Cal. 255; 10 P. 674; (1886), is a historic case in the conflict between riparian and appropriative water rights. Decided by a vote of four to three in the Supreme Court of California, the ruling held that appropriative rights were secondary to riparian rights.[1]
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Lux v. Haggin | |
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Decided April 26, 1886 | |
Full case name | Charles Lux et al., Appellants, v. James B. Haggin et al. The Kern River Land and Canal Company, Respondent |
Citation(s) | 69 Cal. 255; 10 P. 674 |
Holding | |
Riparian water rights are superior to appropriative water rights. Appropriation of water for public use is permitted with just compensation. | |
Court membership | |
Chief Justice | Robert F. Morrison |
Associate Justices | Elisha W. McKinstry, Samuel B. McKee, John R. Sharpstein, James D. Thornton, Erskine M. Ross, Milton H. Myrick |
Case opinions | |
Majority | McKinstry |
Concurrence | McKee, Sharpstein, Thornton |
Dissent | Ross, joined by Morrison |
Dissent | Myrick |
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