Farmers Highline Canal & Reservoir Co. v. Webber
Supreme Court of Colorado
Action to quiet title to water right. Judgment for plaintiff. Error to the District Court of the City and County of Denver, Hon. Clarence J. Morley, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Denison
The defendant in error was plaintiff below and obtained a decree establishing in her the title to 15 inches of water out of the ditch of defendant, plaintiff in error, for the irrigation of certain land.
The plaintiff derived title to the said water from her uncle, one Hill, who, she claimed, was one of the original appropriators of the first priority acquired by this ditch, and she also claimed by adverse use for more than 20 years. The court expressly found in her favor on both the appropriation and the adverse use. We affirm the judgment on the former ground, appropriation, and leave the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Farmers' High Line Canal & Reservoir Co. v. SouthworthSupreme Court of Colorado · 1889
- Clink v. ThurstonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1873
- Baker v. CordwellSupreme Court of Colorado · 1882
- Downing v. Agricultural Ditch Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1895
- Elliott v. First National BankSupreme Court of Colorado · 1902
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