Louden Irrigating Canal & Reservoir Co. v. Town of Berthoud

In 1904, proceedings were instituted in the District Court of Boulder county under the General Adjudication Statutes of the State of Colorado, for the purpose of adjudicating priorities of rights to the use of water in Water District No. 4. Afterward the town of Berthoud, the appellee herein, filed its statement of claim in said proceedings. The court appointed T. M. Robinson as referee to take testimony generally and report his findings and proposed decree to the district court.

*375The referee proceeded to take testimony, and afterward filed his findings and proposed decree. Subsequently the…