Barendse v. KNAPPA WATER ASSOCIATION

This is a declaratory judgment proceeding in which plaintiffs Clarence Barendse and Arne Oja, doing business as Knappa Mobile Court, seek to establish that the defendant Knappa Water Association is without authority to charge them a higher rate for water than the rate charged other members and that the rate charged plaintiffs was discriminatory. The trial court held in favor of the association on both contentions and plaintiffs appeal.

The facts are not in dispute. The parties agree that Knappa is an unincorporated agricultural area in Clatsop County, which includes private residences, farms…