Barnes v. Sabron
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from tbe District -Court of the Fifth Judicial District, Nye County. \ This was an action to recover damages for the diversion of water, brought by plaintiff against the defendants, Joseph Sabron, Alexander McCullough, David H. Lemmon, Joseph Travis, Samuel Kain, E. Shelby, Anna Whithall and Walter Whithall.
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Appeal from tbe District -Court of the Fifth Judicial District, Nye County. \ This was an action to recover damages for the diversion of water, brought by plaintiff against the defendants, Joseph Sabron, Alexander McCullough, David H. Lemmon, Joseph Travis, Samuel Kain, E. Shelby, Anna Whithall and Walter Whithall. The material allegations of the complaint are, that plaintiff is the owner in fee simple of six hundred acres of land (describing it); that said land is agricultural and will produce good crops of grain and vegetables with water, but without water will produce no crops; that the…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Hawley, C. J.:
This action was brought by plaintiff to recover damages from defendants for the alleged unlawful diversion of water during the months of May, June, July and August, in the year 1873; to enjoin further diversion and to obtain a decree declaring plaintiff to be entitled to the use of all the waters of Currant Creek.
The cause was tried before the court without a jury, and judgment was rendered in favor of defendants for costs.
Plaintiff appeals from the judgment and from the order of the court overruling plaintiff’s motion for a new trial.
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