Old River Rice Irr. Co. v. Stubbs

This suit was brought by appellant against appellee to recover the sum of $3,400 alleged to be due as water rent for the year 1909 on a crop of rice grown by appellee on his farm of 425 acres adjoining appellant’s irrigating canal in Chambers county. It is alleged in the petition that appellant furnished water for said rice crop at the special instance and request of appellee, and that the reasonable charge for said water was the sum of $8 per acre, for which amount, aggregating the said sum of $3,400, judgment is prayed. In addition to a general demurrer and general denial, the defendant’s…