Weber Basin Water Conservancy District v. Gailey

5 Utah 2d 385 (1956)

303 P.2d 271

WEBER BASIN WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT, PLAINTIFF AND RESPONDENT,

v.

JOHN R. GAILEY ET AL., DEFENDANTS, FRANK BOHMAN, DEFENDANT AND APPELLANT.

No. 8478.

Supreme Court of Utah.

November 7, 1956.

J. Lambert Gibson, James E. Faust, Salt Lake City, for appellant.

E.J. Skeen, Salt Lake City, for respondent.

McDONOUGH, Chief Justice.

The Weber River rises in the Uintah Mountains in northern Utah and flows into Great Salt Lake. The annual flood discharge from snow melt occurs in April, May and June, varying greatly from year to year, with a maximum flow of over 5,000 second…