Woodland v. Lyon

ANDERSON, Justice.

This is an action to recover damages for injury to pasture and growing crops of alfalfa hay and grain, for damage which resulted from the obstruction of a watercourse, and for the cost of removing the obstruction.

The parties own adjoining lands on the south fork of Pocatello Creek, respondents’ land being upstream from appellant’s. Appellant claims a decreed water right in the stream of five-tenths of a second foot.

Plaintiff and appellant alleged that respondents filled in the stream bed on their land in October, 1949, so that the water was diverted and did not reach…