Forker v. Hopkins

Tillie Forker, owner of the Forker and Gibson ditch, brought this suit against defendants in error, owners of the Landis Ditches Nos. 1 and 2, the O. K. Ditch, and the Chapman ditch. From the complaint, to which a demurer was sustained, it appears that in 1888, there were five constructed ditches diverting water for irrigation from Landis Creek, a stream in Garfield county furnishing but a small quantity of water, to-wit: Landis Ditches Nos. 1 and 2, owned by Dollie Landis; O. K. Ditch, owned by C. A. Kendall; Forker and Gibson Ditch owned by William Forker and one Gibson, and the Chapman…