Santa Barbara County Water Agency v. All Persons & Parties

*703SHENK, J.

This is an appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff Santa Barbara County Water Agency confirming the validity of a so-called “Master Contract” between the agency and the United States, acting by and through the Bureau of Reclamation of the Department of the Interior, and five so-called “Member Unit Contracts” between the plaintiff and each of five public bodies, namely, the city of Santa Barbara, and the Carpintería, Summerland, Montecito and Goleta County Water Districts.

The plaintiff as petitioner commenced this proceeding on February 8, 1950, pursuant to section 11.10 of Santa…