Canyon View Irrigation Co. v. Twin Falls Canal Co.

The gist of this “controversy” is found in the fifth paragraph of the Court’s opinion. There the Court states that the parties brought the suit because they “wished to know the effect the condemnation suit [which might be brought] would have on various owners of land adjacent to Twin Falls Canal Company’s canal system,” and wanted to be advised in advance of “the proper measure of damages in the event Canyon View’s plan was implemented through condemnation proceedings.”

That the appeal should be dismissed is self-evident. The district court should not have entertained the action in the first…