Freeland v. Peltier

This is a suit by appellants against appel-lees for injunction to restrain appellees from further pumping water from Austin bayou in Brazoria county for the irrigation of land of appellees on and riparian to said bayou.

The following full statement of the cause of action set out in plaintiffs’ petition is copied from appellants’ brief:

“That on or about the 23rd day of August, ¡'1906, plaintiffs ahd the other members of their family purchased (and now own) approximately 1896 acres of land upon and riparian to said Austin Bayou, constructed a rice irrigation plant and canal thereon, together…