Chapman v. Western Irrigation Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

The basis of this proceeding is the denial of a motion asking that a judgment rendered against one corporation be modified by entering it against another corporation. The history of the litigation, briefly stated, is that on August 20, 1894, Olive J. Chapman obtained a judgment against the Western Irrigation and Land Company in the sum of $418.18, as damages for failing to supply water for irrigation purposes. This judgment was reversed by the court of appeals on May 16, 1899, and remanded for a new trial. (Irrigation Co. v. Chapman, 8…