Hutchinson v. Mt. Vernon Water & Power Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Cross-appeals from a judgment of the superior court for Skagit county, Joiner, J., entered June 26, 1907, upon findings by the court, after a trial on the merits without a jury, establishing the right to the use of waters appropriated for irrigation purposes, but denying plaintiff judgment for damages.
1Opinion of the CourtRudkin, J.
The plaintiffs are the owners of a small tract of land in the vicinity of Mount Vernon, in Skagit county, devoted largely to farming and gardening. On the 6th day of August, 1901, the plaintiff H. R. Hutchinson filed in the office of the county auditor a notice of appropriation of the water of a certain spring, situated on lands now owned by the defendant and flowing through a ditch or brook over and across the lands of the plaintiffs, to the extent of 432 cubic inches per second of time, for the purpose of irrigating the lands above described. Since the filing of this notice the plaintiffs…
2Cited by21 opinions
- Bernot v. MorrisonWashington Supreme Court · 1914
- Nicholson v. NearyWashington Supreme Court · 1914
- Opitz v. HaydenWashington Supreme Court · 1943
- Starwich v. ErnstWashington Supreme Court · 1918
- Buckley v. Massachusetts Bonding & InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1920
16 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.