Kern Island Irrigating Co. v. City of Bakersfield
California Supreme Court
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtShaw, J.
Appeal by plaintiff from the judgment and from an order denying its motion for a new trial.
The object of the action was to enjoin the defendant from obstructing a certain water-ditch in the city of Bakersfield and extending along Chester Avenue, from Fifth Street south to Fourth Street. The plaintiff claims to be the owner of the ditch and to be entitled to use it, and that its right is superior to that of the public to use the street as a public highway.
The facts shown by the evidence are as follows: In 1887 the owner of some four hundred acres of farming land, subdivided it into lots and…
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