Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. Spanish Fork West Field Irrigation Co.
Utah Supreme Court
Decided January 26, 1954No. 7955PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CROCKETT, Justice.
Plaintiff, a farmer in Spanish Fork, Can-' yon, takes water from Thistle Creek, a tributary of the Spanish Fork River. He" brought this action in equity against defendant down-stream irrigation companies to quiet title to 7 and y2 'cubic feet per second water of the creek for 24 hours a week during the irrigation season, and for a continuous stream through two ditches for stock watering purposes and maintenance of water level in a well during the off season.
The trial court’s decree gave him only 2 and y2 c. f. s. for 12 hours each Monday during the irrigation season, plus…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Wellsville East Field Irr. Co. v. Lindsay Land & Livestock Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1943
- Smith v. District Court of Second Judicial District in and for Morgan CountyUtah Supreme Court · 1927
- Smith v. North Canyon Water Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1898
- Murray Hill Mining & Milling Co. v. HavenorUtah Supreme Court · 1901
- Watson v. District Court of First Judicial Dist. Ex Rel. Cache CountyUtah Supreme Court · 1945
3Cited by6 opinions
- In Re Green River Drainage AreaDistrict Court, D. Utah · 1956
- Salt Lake City v. Silver Fork Pipeline Corp.Utah Supreme Court · 2000
- Lewis v. PorterUtah Supreme Court · 1976
- Otter Creek Reservoir Co. v. New Escalante Irrigation Co.Utah Supreme Court · 2009
- Otter Creek Reservoir Co. v. New Escalante Irrigation Co.Utah Supreme Court · 2009
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