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- Title
JESSE W. CARTER AND CALIFORNIA WATER LAW: Guns, Dynamite, and Farmers, 1918-1939.
- Authors
LITTLEFIELD, DOUGLAS R.
- Abstract
The article discusses the California Supreme Court Justice Jesse W. Carter's early legal career as an attorney involved with California water law. The author explains Carter's legal representation of farmers and ranchers engaged in water disputes with California hydro-electric power companies, emphasizing his belief in landowner's individual rights and personal liberty. Specifics are provided on the California Supreme Court case of rancher Louis P. Joerger and the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). The case revolved around the construction of a pipeline near Joerger's property, and involved an alleged conspiracy theory surrounding the power company and Joerger's mortgage holder.
- Subjects
CALIFORNIA; CARTER, Jesse W.; WATER rights; LAWYERS; RANCHERS; HYDROELECTRIC power plant laws; PIPELINES; PG &; E Corp.; LANDOWNERS; LAND tenure; CALIFORNIA. Supreme Court; MORTGAGE banks; ACTIONS &; defenses (Law)
- Publication
California Legal History, 2009, Vol 4, p341
- ISSN
1930-4943
- Publication type
Article