Campion v. Simpson

Basically, the nature of this controversy stems from the fact of a river the channel or channel beds of which can only accommodate so much run-off water when the snow-pack of the surrounding mountains comes down all at once. It is an age-old problem with many rivers in the west whose drainage includes mountains which accumulate snow packs for nine to ten months of every year. To that backdrop is added that river frontage has become desirable, especially on the Wood River, which is the main river running through Ketchum, Idaho, and central to an internationally famous ski and summer recreation…