Pasco Reclamation Co. v. Rankert
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Franklin county, Holcomb, J., entered March 12, 1912, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action to foreclose a lien for water charges.
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.
In this action the plaintiff seeks to foreclose a lien upon certain lands of the defendant for annual water charges for the year 1911, claimed to be due under a contract and a water-right deed made in pursuance thereof. On June 26, 1909, the defendant, as party of the first part, and the plaintiff, as party of the second part, made a contract in duplicate, wherein the plaintiff agreed to construct an irrigation system in the vicinity of the defendant’s land sufficient to perpetually supply water between April 1st and October 1st of each year to the extent of 1% acre feet a year, and to convey…
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