Sunset Lake Water Service District v. Remington

In this declaratory judgment proceeding, plaintiff, a water service district created to provide water to the residents of Sunset Beach, seeks a declaration that it has the right to lay water lines under the streets located within the townsite of Sunset Beach, platted in 1907 by N. W. Bower, now'deceased. Defendants are the heirs of N. W. Bower, who claim that they have the exclusive right to use the streets for that purpose.

When N. W. Bower mapped and platted the town-site of Sunset Beach, the streets shown on the plat map were dedicated "to the public as public highways, to be and remain…