Los Angeles Farming & Milling Co. v. City of Los Angeles
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. The facts, which involve the title of the city of Los Angeles to the waters of the Los Angeles River and to the use thereof, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
The city of Los Angeles brought suit in the Superior -Court of the county of Los Angeles against the Los Angeles Farming and Milling Company, hereinafter called the Milling Company, to quiet , the title of the city to the use of the waters of the Los Angeles River. The city of Los Angeles is situated on the Los Angeles River, a non-navigable stream rising in the San Fernando Valley and mountains adjacent, and flow ing from the north down to and through said city. The Milling Company is the owner of á large tract of land, about 10,000 acres, situated some ten miles up stream above said city on…
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