Hinderlider v. La Plata River & Cherry Creek Ditch Company

Hinderlider v. La Plata River & Cherry Creek Ditch Company
the Supreme Court of the United States

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Hinderlider v. La Plata River & Cherry Creek Ditch Co., 304 U.S. 92 (1938), is best known for announcing that "general common law" or "general federal common law" no longer exists in the American legal system and is unconstiutional. However, federal courts retain the power to create federal common law in specific areas related to federal rights and interests. Warning: template has been deprecated.

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Opinion of the Court

United States Supreme Court

304 U.S. 92

Hinderlider v. La Plata River & Cherry Creek Ditch Company

Argued: Feb. 10, 11, 1938. --- Decided: April 25, 1938

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Messrs. Ralph L. Carr and Jean S. Breitenstein, both of Denver, Colo., Byron G. Rogers, Atty. Gen. of Colo., and Shrader P. Howell, Asst. Atty. Gen. of Colo., for appellants.

Messrs. Charles J. Beise and Reese McCloskey, both of Durango, Colo., for appellee.

Mr. Justice BRANDEIS delivered the opinion of the Court.

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