Vineyard Land & Stock Co. v. Twin Falls Oakley Land & Water Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern Division of the District of Idaho ; Drank S. Dietrich, Judge. Suit by the Twin Falls Oakley Land & Water Company, a corporation, and another, against the Vineyard Land & Stock Company, a corporation, and another. From the decree, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
WOLVERTON, District Judge.
The defendants below are appealing. The Land & Water Company heretofore entered upon a project, under the Carey Act of Congress (Act Aug. 18, 1894, c. 301, § 4, 28 Stat. 422 [Comp. St. 1916, § 4685]), for acquiring and impounding water from Goose creek and its tributaries, and distributing it to users. Goose creek takes its rise in the state of Nevada, and crosses the state line into Idaho, and by the project the water is impounded ”in the latter state. In support of their water rights, the plaintiffs claim that they purchased certain rights from various users of the…
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