Supreme Court: October Term 1960 State of Arizona Complaint v. State of California Report

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2 limited to 4,400,000 acr asserting nc lahms the consistent tw be forever enjoined from Arizona's title so confirmed. California answered, denying some of the allegations, and pleading several affirmative defenses. The United States, pursuant to leave granted, intervened." Nevada too obtained leave to intervene .6 After pleadings were exchanged among the parties, the Court, on June 1, 1954, appointed George I. Haight, Esq., of Chicago, Illinois; as Special Master. The Order directed him to find the facts specially and state separately his con - clusions of law thereon, and to submit them to the Court together with a draft of a recommended Thereafter, California moved to have Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming joined as necessary parties. The Court, following receipt of a report from the Special 8 denied the motion to Master pursuant to a reference, join Colorado and Wyoming and g ranted the motion to join Utah and New Mexico only to the extent of their capacity as Lower Basin state leadin called a "Complaint Thereupon, Utah filed a p g earance and and Answer" and New Mexico filed an "App Statement." The last pleading herein was led by Nevada on March 19, 1956. On August 13, 1958, amended pleadings. A detailed forth in of alldhe pleadings and preliminary motions is set On October 10, 1955, the undersigned was appointed Special Master vice George I. Haight, deceased, with in- structions to proceed under the original order o� re erence. entered After pre -trial conferences a pre -trial orde by the Special Master, on the stipulation and consent of all 344 U. S. 919 (1953). 8347 U. S. 985 (1954). 7347 U. S. 986 (1954). 8348 U. S. 947 (1955). 1956 8350 U. S. 114 (1955), rehearing denied, 350 U. S. ( )• 10350 U. S. 912 (1955).