Kaupke v. Lemoore Canal and Irrigation Co.

This is an action by plaintiff as treasurer of the Kings River Water Association to recover from defendant its unpaid proportionate share of the expenses of operating the association. The action was commenced in Fresno County and defendant moved that the place of trial be changed to Kings County in which is located its principal place of business. This motion was denied and this appeal followed.

The Kings River Water Association is an unincorporated association of nineteen corporations and irrigation districts engaged in the business of the distribution of irrigation water to farmers. The…