Sanderson v. Salmon River Canal Co.
Idaho Supreme Court
Original mandamus proceeding to compel delivery of irrigation water. Mandamus lies to compel the performance of an unqualified duty imposed by law, in this class of cases. (Gerber v. Nampa etc. Irr. Gist., 16 Ida. 22, 100 Pac. 88; Id., 19 Ida. 765, 116 Pac. 104; Furbee v. Alexander, 31 Ida. 738, 176 Pae. 97; Lewis v. Mountain Home Co-operative Irr.
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Original mandamus proceeding to compel delivery of irrigation water. Mandamus lies to compel the performance of an unqualified duty imposed by law, in this class of cases. (Gerber v. Nampa etc. Irr. Gist., 16 Ida. 22, 100 Pac. 88; Id., 19 Ida. 765, 116 Pac. 104; Furbee v. Alexander, 31 Ida. 738, 176 Pae. 97; Lewis v. Mountain Home Co-operative Irr. Co., 28 Ida. 682, 156 Pae. 419; State v. Twin Falls Canal Co., 21 Ida. 410, 121 Pac. 1039, L. R. A. 1916F, 236; Helphery v. Perrault, 12 Ida. 451, 86 Pac. 417; Beem v. Davis, 31 Ida. 730, 175 Pac. 959.) The fact that the injunction suit is pending…
1Opinion of the Court
MCCARTHY, J. —
Plaintiff filed his affidavit for writ of mandate in this court. The following are the material allegations of fact in the affidavit. The defendant is an Idaho corporation operating and managing the Salmon River Irrigation system, distributing the water of said system to persons holding water rights under it. It was organized by the Twin Falls Salmon River Land & Water Company, the construction or Carey Act company which built the system under contract with the state of Idaho. Plaintiff owns 80 shares of stock of both these companies. He owns as against everybody except the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Knowles v. New Sweden Irrigation DistrictIdaho Supreme Court · 1908
- Speer v. StephensonIdaho Supreme Court · 1909
- Twin Falls Salmon River Land & Water Co. v. CaldwellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1917
- Miller v. Imperial Water Co. No. 8California Supreme Court · 1909
- State v. Twin Falls-Salmon River Land & Water Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1916
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