Stuart v. Norviel

STRUCKMEYER, Superior Judge.

— Cave Creek is a small stream of water in Cochise county from which the appellant and appellees had, prior to June 7, 1920, appropriated and put to beneficial use water for agricultural purposes. On June 7, 1920, eleven of the water users of Cave Creek, pursuant to chapter 164, Session Laws of 1919, known as the Water Code, filed a petition with the state water *495commissioner requesting the determination of the relative rights of the users to the waters of Cave Creek.

The petition of the users was based upon section 16 of chapter 164 of the act of the legislature.…