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<br />Hospital-Bed Ruling !'
<br />State Gains in Water Fight
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<br />California won a ba~lc
<br />point in it!. lonit lel:lll fight
<br />with Arizona over Colo\"lldo
<br />rivu"''IlCeryesterday In an
<br />opinion d~livl'n:>d from a
<br />hospital bed,
<br />Judie SUllon It. fulk.illl1.
<br />I. 'peciil Supreme Court
<br />~uter, ruleillb;al California
<br />hlStherigllltlllnlroclll~eni.
<br />dencea! Hpriorrii:hl:i"!olhe
<br />river', flow.
<br />,JlIdieRifltinddeliveredlhe
<br />nilini: from IIh bed II "'I.
<br />Ziqn Hospital. where", ....-ai
<br />uktn lollowlnl: a hurt ll-
<br />tack It hiJ holel Fncb.y 1111111.
<br />Doctor'IJlld 1\", ml,lll hive
<br />at leul three weeki of ho~
<br />pn.aJ CI~ .lId Ihen a period
<br />olrut be!ore he un resume
<br />hunni' on the 28.yur.(lld
<br />...lttrdiJpute
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<br />Dunn&: the l.en.mIIlIJle C'On-1 John H. Moore. chief coun- L
<br />ftuna w,th "tweney, yh sel !?T ArUollI, uld lb.,!)Uf. I
<br />terdl.Y In which he delivered ltindli dec'luonlO pernut the to
<br />hilrulinl,JudieR1fklndlttlnll'odllctloll"O! evldence_D.tt,
<br />Ma)' S .. date tor re$uminl ~prlor rilllU dGU notelllJUo Il
<br />IInrilll.L nate,GbectiOIU that will qe h
<br />The "prtor ",lIu" d~Ci$lon raiM!d about the sufflclenq ,
<br />. , of such evidence when'lp... co
<br />a!tectl the hurt of C~litGr-lcllic docvmenU ue brouJhI G
<br />1111'1 claim to\Colorado river to('Ourt. , .:.. f.
<br />wlter. wd . orthcutl Ely. wWe have a lot of Objff; lA
<br />chief coun.d for Cah!orllla '
<br />in the lea:al !lght. Uonll]ona:thoselinc....hich..
<br />California cll,m. It I'. en. ....e....ill enl.r It the Ume lhe 1I
<br />titled to &I much wlter II it evidence il pN:lented:"he:i
<br />wanls from Ihe flyer bec.u", wid. T
<br />it ..u tint to ulAliu- Ih~ WI_ ArilOlU Mieka to lJm.itC&li. n
<br />ler, {orll.ia to 4,4'miUion len to
<br />Amona oppoiedthe "pnol leet of water per 'year" CIU.
<br />righu" doctrine with the fornl. ""anU 5,3&2.000 .CA I
<br />.tlll1nu'nt th.t the w.ler {eeL 1
<br />shol1ldbediitrlbuledbelween Judgl Rilk.ind. I former I
<br />the claimln, SUlCI on bni. Ntw Yorlr. Fade,.l Jurlll. It v
<br />ofequitablenlM, the lecond 1pe<::1a1 mllteti~il
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<br />8 Sec, l-t!o.:J.Eull1lnrr cccc- Tlo......,. ',I., 14. 1117
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<br />Arizona Attacks Old
<br />Law in Water Fight
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<br />AtlOrne)"lrOrCalifOrni.J.lndlhld Illreed in on. plct-thl,
<br />Ar~olll clulled hUclon hen C.lifornil LimltaUon Act-to I
<br />)'elletdlY on lhe Luue ot volunurUy limltiU ...itbdr.w- r
<br />....bether Clliforni.., urly .po- als to 4 <4 million acre feet per I
<br />proprillionlofColoudoRi\'er yeuplu.s ollO!-!u.lf of allY lur. 1
<br />"'.lIen Ire. legal guauntu plus ..ltera. By givlnl up IU I
<br />to the Slate's current dalm ongulIl ....t" nghu, Frlnlr. t
<br />to 6,362.000 .nnllal ..ne feel uid, Cahfornl. had raisM
<br />from the n'.er, A!l~ni to "plllly" u a ,Uler I
<br />Former Fedeul Jl.ldge 51' u!-erandjllStifled It.!; elalm 10 .
<br />mOIl H. RI!kind. Ihe Supreme I.SOO.OOO Icre leet of C&li.'
<br />Court'ssJlf'Cid muter In the fornLI'ltotil. t
<br />sllit bet..een the Sliles, The llpbo1dinr: of the an. r
<br />termed the issue ..llle ,ery cient Ill", of approprliltiol\SO
<br />huu.'oftbeC'OIlLro\'etl)"and ,,'ould open I "Plndon bol:
<br />he Illowed aUorn.vs for both of hlillllion" .nd prolong tbe)
<br />pl/1JU to U1dulge Ina 1...0 rontrov,"y by .... mucb u(
<br />hour Hrb.il slllgfpst. live yean. frlnk .dded. I
<br />ARIZO:<O:.-\ ,\lI.Gl't:S. TIti.l ..as eounl.red by
<br />Fl.nt to Irgue.... Araona :>Oortbcult E1y. Cllifornil's'
<br />Allornev John P. Frank. He chid tOUMel. He s<ald Iny rO!- I
<br />$.1ld Californi.'s reli.nce on Jectton of tile ~lLrst In nJ:l1l'"
<br />the eenlury old law of .'l,nt l3\1" ..ou.ld lIIe~.It.bly rHult t
<br />in Ume' strongest in nght" u In cblOl amona: ..alfr elllm. I
<br />..ltboutlegalsundingbeclust' In~~ 1110 IlId lhil CaLtor. v
<br />lbe Stile bartered.....ay II$J\ja.s larly Ippropn..lAo!Ur
<br />onJ:lllu "aler !lGhls by enter' ,"'ere protected by all com.b
<br />Ulg Ibe Colorldo fuHr Com. plctsgll"o'erning the ri"er Ind e,
<br />piC! Ind nu;nerollS Gther he decu.N'd lhal Cdifornia d
<br />a~recmen~ ,,'h,eh .pportion rould prove !U cblms ..'ith,ll
<br />the nver S lIo..' among IheleaM' If Antoni "'auld Mil iul
<br />many Stiles 0 lthe Colorado bnr..ge 1>1 objecuolU to .lll'
<br />ll..m. lesl1ml>oy I>ffered by Cllifor'I'
<br />II. I\ol..d lhlt C..hlorn'inli. ci
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