Cheesman v. Odermott

This appeal is on the judgment roll from a judgment in favor of defendants in an action brought by plaintiffs who sought to enjoin defendants from discharging irrigation waters into a natural watercourse which traverses the lands of plaintiffs to their alleged damage.

The trial court found as follows: The area in question lies to the. northeast of the city of Galt in Sacramento County and the lands of respondents lie to the east of and are higher in elevation than those of the appellants. The lands of all the parties are part of the same watershed. Surface waters, that is, waters naturally…