Biggs v. Lee
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Ward County; S. J. Isaacks, Judge. Suit by W. H. Lee against S. V. Biggs. From a judgment restraining defendant from diverting the waters of a river to nonripari-an land, he appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
SPEER,
J. This is an injunction suit wherein W. H. Lee sought and obtained an order restraining S. Y. Biggs from diverting the waters of Pecos river to nonriparian lands to the injury of complainant, who is alleged to be a lower riparian owner. Among other things, the defendant pleaded that “on or about the 13th day of September, 1909, he, the said S. Y. Biggs, entered into a copart-nership agreement with one J. C. Armstrong of Rushville, Neb., N. B. Rairdon of Omaha, Neb., and E. F. Neal of Des Moines, Iowa, whereby said copartnership acquired certain undivided interests and equities in and…
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