Vineyard Land & Stock Co v. District Court – Nevada, 1918 (171 P. 166); Eden Irrigation Co. v. District Court – Utah, 1922 (211 P. 957)
| “If we undertake to make the Constitution a dam to stem the tide of human progress, we may be sure that it will be swept away … The constitutional guaranties must be maintained, but the only way to maintain them is to mold them to the requirements of modern civilization.” – Justice _, in Vineyard “Let it be remembered that no one can acquire a vested right to waste water in any form. In this arid country water is life and may not be wasted. … He only obtans a right to the use of a specific quantity of water, and, if conditions change so that he can no longer make use of the water for a useful and beneficial purpose, he is not at liberty to waste it.” – Justice _, in Eden Irrigation |
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