Bugh v. Rominger

Bissell, C.

This is one of several actions brought in the district court of Saguache county to settle rights to the water of San Luis creek. The suits were consolidated and tried, and resulted in a judgment which ascertained and declared the priorities of all the parties.

The whole controversy grew out of the construction of what are known in the litigation, and probably in that country, as the “ Saalfelt and Wittmayer Ditches.” There seems to be no question as to the time of the construction of those two ditches, for, according to all the testimony, their construction was commenced in the fall…