Provo City v. Lambert

WILKINS, Justice:

Defendants appeal from judgment entered by the District Court for Utah County in favor of Plaintiff, Provo City, confirming the plaintiff’s right to the use of 16.5 second feet of water from the Provo River. Affirmed. No costs are awarded.

In 1921 a decree commonly known as the “Provo River Decree” or “Morse Decree” (hereinafter referred to as the “Decree”) was entered in the District Court of Utah County, which apportioned the waters of the Provo River among various users. That Decree grants to Provo City, plaintiff herein, certain rights to the water in various amounts and…