Hotter v. Kimsey

This is a supplemental proceeding for the adjudication of water rights, in which the' plaintiff in error contends, that his ditch, known as The Hay Gulch Waste Water Ditch, awarded Priority No. 6 on Hay Gulch as *327of date May 1, 1900, etc., should have its award dated as of May, 1897, and of an earlier date than the Naranjo Ditch, awarded Priority No. 4 as of date June 10, 1900, and the White, Roux and Owen Ditch, awarded Priority No. 5 as of date October the 5th, 1899.

The contention is that The Hay Gulch Waste Water Ditch’s priority should antedate those of the others, and that in this…