California Pastoral & Agricultural Co. v. Enterprise Canal & Land Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern California
In Equity. On motion for a preliminary injunction to restrain the diversion of wajter from the San Joaquin river.
1Opinion of the Court
WELLBORN, District Judge.
As the decision of this matter has been considerably delayed already, I shall not take further time to prepare a written opinion, but simply announce now my conclusions.
i. The riparian doctrine, with irrigation as one of its uses, is the set-, tied law of California, and includes a right in each riparian owner to the ordinary flow of the stream, without deterioration in quality oj: *742diminution in quantity, except in so far as the same ma}*- result from the reasonable uses of upper riparian owners. Lux v. Haggin, 69 Cal. 256, 391, 10 Pac. 674 et seq.; Hargrove v. Cook,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Lux v. HagginCalifornia Supreme Court · 1886
- Abbott v. Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1884
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- Hargrave v. CookCalifornia Supreme Court · 1895
- Moore v. Clear Lake Water WorksCalifornia Supreme Court · 1885
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