Humphreys-Mexia Oil Co. v. Arsenaux

On October 15, 1921, appellant, in compliance with the provisions of chapter 88 of the General Laws of Texas enacted by the Thirty-Fifth Legislature (Vernon’s Ann. Civ. St. Supp. 1918, arts. 4991-5011i4w) obtained a permit from the board of water engineers to construct a dam across the Navasota river in Limestone county, Tex., for the purpose of appropriating what is denominated in the permit as public waters of the state of Texas. The permit authorized the use of the storm waters and the flood waters of the river. Appellant constructed a dam in compliance with the provisions of the permit as…