BOARD01362

• Board Meeting Date: 6/22/1945
• Description: Table of Contents and Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Minutes

services to be assessed against the"parties to the suit as follows:
Nebraska $15.000; Wyoming $15.000; Colorado $5.000 and the United
States $10.000. This order further provides that the sum of $4.368.51
shall be paid in equal proportions by the parties to the suit for the
disbursements made by the Master while engaged in this litigation. He
further explained that it was not known what the actual Court cost
w~ould be but estimated that Colorado's share would probably be from
$400 to $500. These Court costs by the Court order were apportioned
one-fifth to Colorado. two-fifths to Nebraska andtwo~fifths to Wyom-
ing. Ee reconunended that the sum of $6.092.1.3 be sent to the Clerk of
the Supreme Court to pay the Master's fees and disbursements and that
if it can be arranged. a warrant be secured for an additional $l:iOOor
$500 before the end of the biennium to be used in the nature of a de-
posit for Colorado's share of the Court cost in this case.

After discussion of the recommendations made by the At-
torney for the Board. J. M. Dille presented the following re~
solution and moved its passage:

P.ESOLUTION

WHEREAS. on the lath day of June A. D. 1945. the Supreme
Court of the United States in the case of the State of Neb-
raska. Complainant, vs. The State of Wyoming, Defendant. The
State of Colorado, Impleaded Defendant, The United States of
America, Intervener. entered the following order:

"On consideration of the statement of the
Special Master,

"n IS ORDERED that Michael J. Doherty. Es-
quire. of Saint Paul. Minnesota, be and he hereby
is, awarded the SUIll 0 f $45,000 as compensation
for his services as Special Master in this cause.
and~that his disbursements totaling $4.368.51 be
allowed. and

"IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the compensation
awarded to the Special Master herein shall be paid
by the parties in the following proportions: The
State of Nebraska. $l5.000; The State of Wyoming.
$15.000; The State of Colorado, $5,000 and The
United States. $10.000. The disbursements of the
Special Master allowed herein shall be borne in
equal shares by the States of Nebraska. Wyoming
and Colorado and the United States."

AND WHEREAS. the State of Colorado, pursuant to the above
quoted order. is obligated to p ay the sum of $5.000 to Michael
J. Doherty, Esquire. as a portion of his compensation as
Special Master in the above entitled case, and the sum of
$I,092.13 as the State's share of disbursements of such Spe-
cial Master while engaged in the above case; and