River v. Jordan Valley Land & Cattle Co.

On the Merits

(22 P. (2d) 206)

BEAN, J.

This is an appeal from a decree of the circuit court rendered upon a rehearing therein, cor recting the description of the source from which applicant, John A. Oliver, takes water for irrigation purposes. From a decree making the correction, the Jordan Valley Cattle Company, a corporation, Vincente Hendióla and Nelle B. Parks, water users, appeal.

It appears that on December 31, 1919, a determination of the rights to the use of the waters of the Owyhee river and its tributaries was initiated by a petition, after due notice of times and places fixed for…