Paar v. City of Prescott

— Francis William Head Paar brought suit against City of Prescott, a municipal corporation, defendant, for the reasonable value of the use by defendant of a certain private water system belonging to Paar. Hereafter we shall use the word plaintiff as referring both to him and his predecessor in interest unless it is specifically stated otherwise.

Defendant answered, pleading in bar (a) adverse possession of the water system in question, (b) that the action was for conversion and barred by the statutes of limitations, and (c) that the indebtedness set forth in the cause of action was not…