Legal Opinion

Coleman Co. v. Southwest Field Irrigation Co.

Utah Supreme Court

Decided September 14, 1978No. 15365PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HALL, Justice:

Plaintiff (“Coleman”) sought equitable relief in the nature of a decree quieting title to a prescriptive easement by adverse possession, or in the alternative, for damages for failure to maintain the easement. Defendant, Southwest Field Irrigation Company, disclaimed any property interest and was properly dismissed as a party. The case was tried to the court, sitting without a jury, and from a judgment of dismissal Coleman appeals.

The trial court based its ruling on stipulated facts, however, that stipulation does not appear in the record before us. Nevertheless, it is not…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Hubble v. Cache County Drainage Dist. No. 3Utah Supreme Court · 1953

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Horton v. HortonUtah Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Huston v. LewisUtah Supreme Court · 1991
  3. 50 West Broadway Associates v. Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake CityUtah Supreme Court · 1989
  4. Tuttle v. HendersonUtah Supreme Court · 1981
  5. Carlin v. CohenMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2008

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