Henderson v. Oroville-Wyandotte Irrigation District

The judgment denying declaratory relief under section 1060 of the Code of Civil Procedure, for lack of jurisdiction, is reversed with directions to the court below to overrule the demurrer.

Plaintiff, on behalf of himself and some eighty-one other land owners, sues to have his water rights in certain real property declared under a deed, contract and order of the Railroad Commission of the state of California, which instruments affect his title and right of possession to said property. Defendant demurred generally and specially to the jurisdiction of the court over such subject matter. The…