Oligarchy Ditch Co. v. Farm Investment Co.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from the District Court of Boulder County. Hon, Christian A. Bennett, Judge. Action by The Farm Investment Company against The Oligarchy Ditch Company and The Oligarchy Extension Ditch Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bailey
The Oligarchy Ditch Company, a corporation, was the owner of a ditch with an appropriation of water attached thereto. The water diverted by the ditch was divided among the stockholders pro rata, according to the number of shares owned by each.
In the year 1871 there was constructed a lateral extending from the end of the main ditch to lands of stockholders lying beyond the terminus of the old ditch. This lateral had the effect of being an extension of the Oligarchy ditch. It had no appropriation of water, but was constructed for and used simply as a conduit to carry that part of the…
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