Laier v. South Side Irrigation Co.

The plaintiff is the owner of land for which there is an appropriation of water for irrigation dating back to 1895. The present dispute arose over a long-standing argument between the plaintiff, his predecessors in title, and the South Side Irrigation Company over socalled maintenance charges.

The crux of the case is the construction of a right of way contract executed by the company and the plaintiff’s predecessor in title in 1914. A brief historical sketch will be helpful to an understanding of the present situation. In January, 1895, some men, one of whom owned the land herein involved,…