Wheatland Irrigation District v. Dodge

Plaintiff, George Dodge, in his complaint alleged that he was the owner of certain lands in Albany County and of stored water in what is generally known as Wheatland Reservoir and that he and John Tyler Dodge, his grandfather and predecessor in interest, had been in exclusive possession and enjoyment of such water since approximately May 1909; that it was granted to said predecessor pursuant to a contract with defendant’s predecessor in interest, the Wyoming Development Company, in payment for damage caused by overflow from the reservoir; that the water had been put to beneficial use on…