Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Kettle Falls Power & Irrigation Co. v. Superior Court

Washington Supreme Court

Decided June 29, 1907No. 6695PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Certiorari to review a judgment of the superior court for Stevens county, Carey, J., entered March 2, 1907, adjudging a public use etc., in an action to condemn the waters of a river for irrigation purposes.

1Opinion of the CourtHadley, C. J.

A writ of review was issued by this court for the purpose of reviewing the judgment of the superior court in certain water- right condemnation proceedings. The petitioner for the condemnation, the Fruitland Irrigation Company, is a corporation, organized under the laws of South Dakota, for the purpose of engaging in the business of irrigation, and it is duly authorized to do business in this state. To effect the purposes of its organization, it is empowered to acquire by condemnation or otherwise waters and riparian rights. The Kettle Falls Power and Irrigation Company, a defendant in the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Samish River Boom Co. v. Union Boom Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1903
  2. Benton v. JohncoxWashington Supreme Court · 1897
  3. Prescott Irrigation Co. v. FlathersWashington Supreme Court · 1899

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Hallauer v. Spectrum Properties, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 2001
  2. Hallauer v. Spectrum Properties, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Brown v. ChaseWashington Supreme Court · 1923
  4. Bernot v. MorrisonWashington Supreme Court · 1914
  5. Department of Ecology v. AbbottWashington Supreme Court · 1985

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