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<br />Annual Report For 1967 <br /> <br />The land owned by the Plaintiff and on which he claims this damage <br />lies just to the West of the port of entry and between U. S. Highway 50 and <br />the Arkansas River. <br /> <br />This suit, which is pending in the District Court in and for prowers <br />Count,}' is also being defended by your attorneys in conjunction with the law <br />firm of Phelps. Fonda and Haj's. <br /> <br />Since this suit was filed in June. 1967 there has been some activity <br />therein in the form of hearings on motions and in connection with tile plead- <br />ings therein, however, as of till' date oCthe preparation of this annual report <br />no firm trial date has yet been fixed to hear this case on the merits and one <br />could only speculate as to when some final disposition DC this matter will <br />come about. <br /> <br />Your attorneys have entered their appearance in protest of the petition <br />filed in the Bent County District Court by the Game, Fish and Parks Com- <br />mission to change their point of storage oC certain water. <br /> <br />The department in their petition aUege in essence, that they are the <br />owners of a storage right of 1~,425 acre feet of water diverted from Muddy <br />Creek lor !.iorage in Muddy Creek Reservoir; that they desire to change the <br />location of 5,000 acre feet of said right from its decreed location to a new <br />site, to-wit, John Martin Reservoir. <br /> <br />The petition further alleges that the 'propos~d change Uwill not in- <br />juriously aflect the vested rights of others in and to the use oC water." <br /> <br />In addition to our appearance several other water users have also en- <br />tered an appearance through their respective attorne,rs, and at the time of <br />preparation of this report. it is antiCipated that Mr. Phil Danielson will ap~ <br />pear in the matter at the request of the Ditch Association. <br /> <br />The hearing is set Cor the first week in Februar.~" and Curther devel- <br />opments will be aired orally at our annual meeting if requested. <br /> <br />Once again we would like to express our appreciation Cor the excellent <br />cooperation we have received from the stockholders, members oC the <br />Board of Directors, Superintendent and stalC in connection with our duties. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />ALLOTT A~D ROGERS, Attorneys, <br /> <br />By <br /> <br />Robert G. Rogers. <br /> <br />Page 8 <br />