Wilkinson v. State
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from District court, Sixth District; Hon. A. H. Christensen, Presiding Judge. Action by Walter Wilkinson aganst tbe State of Utah, State Board of Land Commissioners and others, and Caleb Tanner and Freeman Tanner. Judgment for paintiff. Defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtFrick, J.
Respondent brought this action to recover damages to his land and growing crops which he alleged were caused by flood waters which were cast upon his land through the acts of appellants. The action was against the State of Utah, the state board of land commissioners as such, against the individuals constituting said' board as such, and against the state engineer and his assistant. It is alleged in the complaint that the parties above named “owned and controlled a large canal . . . through which canal they conducted water for irrigating purposes.” After describing respondent’s land and giving…
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