Atkinson v. Washington Irrigation Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Yakima county, Rudkin, J., entered January 10, 1905, in favor of the plaintiffs, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, enjoining the operation of an irrigation ditch across plaintiffs’ land.
1Opinion of the CourtDunbar, J.
Excluding all immaterial statements, the plaintiffs brought an action to enjoin the defendant from conducting an irrigation ditch over their land in Yakima county. It appears from the record and the findings of fact that the land in question was government land of ■ the United States on the 18th day of June, 1898, and that on that date the plaintiff, who is one of the respondents here, JBelgrave R. Atkinson, filed his homestead entry on it, and *76afterwards on the 10th. day of July, 1903, made final proof, and patent was issued to him for this land on the 13th day of July, 1904. During the year…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sturr v. BeckSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Tynon v. DespainSupreme Court of Colorado · 1896
- Hathaway v. Yakima Water, Light & Power Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1896
- McGuire v. BrownCalifornia Supreme Court · 1895
- Slaght v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1905
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