Montrose Canal Co. v. Loutsenhizer Ditch Co.

This is an action brought by The Montrose Canal Company and the other plaintiffs in error, in be*234half of themselves and other users and appropriators of water through its canal, to restrain The Loutsenhizer Ditch Company, and all persons using water through its ditch, and W. J. Toland, water commissioner of district No. 41, from diverting or preventing certain waters of the Uncompahgre river from flowing into the Montrose canal, predicating their right to such relief upon an alleged priority to such waters to the extent of 481 cubic feet per second of time for the purpose of irrigation; and…