Barrett v. Metcalfe

COLLARD, Associate Justice.

This is a suit by appellants, having a dam across the South Concho River and ditches constructed for the purpose of irrigating for farming purposes their farm, against the appellees to restrain the latter from the use of the water for the same purposes above appellants’ dam and farm by which use the water of the stream is exhausted, rendering appellants’ dam useless for irriga tian of their farm and the operation of their gin, depreciating the value of their farm and property, and for damages so occasioned. Appellants alleged that their dam and ditch were chartered…