Mabb v. Stewart

—Plaintiffs, husband and wife, allege that they were the owners of ten acres of land in the Ontario Colony, and the owners of ten shares of water stock of the San Antonio Water Company; that by virtue of their ownership of this water stock they were entitled, for use upon their land, to a certain amount of water, supplied by the San Antonio Water Company. This water was divided amongst the shareholders of the San Antonio Water Company, in proportion to the number of their shares, and to the amount of water which, from time to time, the company had available for the purpose of distribution.…