Wattles v. Baker County
Oregon Supreme Court
From Baker: William Smith, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice McBride. Plaintiff, N. G. Wattles, is water master of District No. 2 of Division No. 2 of Oregon. The district embraces the whole of Baker County.
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From Baker: William Smith, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice McBride. Plaintiff, N. G. Wattles, is water master of District No. 2 of Division No. 2 of Oregon. The district embraces the whole of Baker County. The first cause of action, in substance, is as follows: On July 16, 1909, the joint owners of the Newt Young ditch, which is situated in Eagle Valley, in District No. 2, theretofore having established their respective rights in such ditch by mutual agreement, being unable to agree as to the division and distribution of the water received through the ditch as between themselves, one of the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McBride
Plaintiff is the first water master appointed under the water code of 1909, and, while the amount involved in this action is small, yet, in view of the future operations of the Board of Control, in relation to the supervision of irrigation in this State, the questions arising upon this appeal are important.
The first question arising may be briefly stated as follows: Has the Board of Control any jurisdiction to supervise the distribution of the irrigation water taken from a stream before the rights and priorities of the parties have been determined, as provided by chapter 216, Session Laws of…
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