State Ex Rel. Bliss v. Greenwood

COMPTON, Justice.

This appeal arises out of the judgment and sentence of appellant for contempt of court.

In 1951 the appellant was permanently enjoined from using water from two wells on his property which had been drilled without a permit from the state engineer. Thereafter, on motion of a special assistant' attorney general, appellant was cited to show cause why he should not be held in contempt for violating the 1951 order. At the hearing, appellant’s demand for a jury trial on the issue of his guilt was denied.

The trial court found that during 1956 appellant irrigated his farm from the…