Graham v. Hoyl

Plaintiffs in error were the defendants in the trial court, and by order of the court were enjoined from impounding water from Beaver Creek for use in placer mining operations.

The defendants in error as plaintiffs in the trial court instituted the suit, claiming adjudicated priorities in Water District No. 6 for storage and reservoir rights dating back to 1894, which, it was claimed, were being interfered with.

We will refer to the parties as they appeared in the trial court.

The hearing before the trial court was for the issuance of a “temporary injunction” on the representation that an…