McGuire v. Brown
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Ventura County and from an order denying a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Britt, C.
The controversy which resulted in this action arose between plaintiff and defendant concerning the right to the use of water flowing in Cuyama creek in the county of Ventura. One W. A. Dorn was permitted to intervene, he asserting an interest in the water superior to that of both the original parties; but, as the court below found against his pretensions and dismissed his complaint “without prejudice,” and he has not appealed, his claims are eliminated from the case.
It appears from the record that in January, 1885, one Beekman took possession of the northwest one-quarter of a certain…
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