Ripley v. Park Center Land & Water Co.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from the District Court of Fremont County. Hon. M. S. Bailey, Judge. Petition by The Park Center Land & Water Company against Aaron Ripley, A. S. Sage, O. C. Lonck, N. W. Felcli, J. August Smith, J. 1ST.' Tomlin-son and Anna Gardner to obtain, an adjudication to the petitioner of a priority of right to the use of water for irrigation. From a decree for petitioner, respondents appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Campbell
This is a special proceeding under the statute to obtain a decree adjudicating to the petitioner a priority of right to the use of water for irrigation.
In 1903 appellee, as petitioner below, filed its statement with the clerk of the district court of Fremont county claiming to have made an appropriation of water for irrigation. In 1904 it filed in the district court of that county its petition in the pending proceeding alleging, inter alia, that after the rendition of a final decree of that court which, in appropriate proceedings under our irrigation acts, established the relative priority of…
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