Griffel v. Cove Ditch Co.

In an action for damages for crop loss with a counterclaim for injunctive relief, the Stillwater County District Court denied plaintiff damages and granted defendant injunctive relief against plaintiff. We modify the injunctive judgment and as modified, we affirm.

In 1958 Griffel acquired certain farm property from James Annin in Stillwater County, Montana. Included in the purchase was 39.18 shares of stock in the Yellowstone Ditch Company. Cove Ditch Company provides water to shareholders of Yellowstone pursuant to a contract dated January 25, 1906. The 1906 contract required that the…