Glenn Dale Ranches, Inc. v. Shaub

McQUADE, Chief Justice.

This is a water rights case which also involves issues of civil procedure. Plaintiff-respondent is an Idaho corporation which farms approximately 555 acres in Twin Falls County, 395 of which are irrigated. Of the 351 inches claimed for this purpose, 250 miner’s inches of water are obtained from a stream known as the “Mendini Tunnel” or “J-3 Coulee.” In 1968, respondent brought an action to quiet its alleged title to 230 miner’s inches of water from the stream, and to enjoin other users from diverting more than their alleged shares. Subsequently, it moved for an…