McCarthy v. Gaston Ridge Mill & Mining Co.
California Supreme Court
The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
HARRISON, C.
The plaintiff is the owner of a tract of land in the county of Nevada which he has occupied as his Residence and cultivated for many years, irrigating it by means of water brought thither from the south fork of Poorman Creek, through a ditch of which he is also the owner. The defendant, since January, 1900, has been engaged in mining and milling in that county, and has constructed a ditch through which sand and refuse matter have been carried from its works and discharged into said south fork of Poorman Creek above the head of the plaintiff’s ditch, and thence into and through…
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