Legal Opinion

Graybill v. Corlett

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided December 6, 1915No. 8422PublishedCited by 24 opinions

Error to Rio Grande District Court. Hon. A. Watson ' McHendrie, Judge.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Teller, J.

The plaintiff in error is the owner of a tract of land which was for a number of years irrigated through a lateral across the land of defendant in error. In 1906 defendant in error destroyed the lateral, and this suit was begun by plaintiff in error to have his title to said ditch quieted, and defendant enjoined from interfering with its use.

The trial court entered judgment for the defendant.

It appears that the lateral in question was constructed by one Farrar in 1886, under a parol license from one Warren, the owner of the land upon which it is now located, for the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Standard Oil Co. of Ky. v. HawkinsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1896
  2. Tynon v. DespainSupreme Court of Colorado · 1896
  3. Gibbs v. JonesIllinois Supreme Court · 1868
  4. De Graffenried v. SavageColorado Court of Appeals · 1897
  5. Williams v. County CommissionersSupreme Court of Colorado · 1910

3Cited by24 opinions

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  5. Rippey v. Denver United States National BankDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1967

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