Becker Ex Rel. Becker v. Knoll

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Rosen, J.:

The Finney County Water Users Association (FCWUA) is a private Kansas corporation originally chartered in 1930. One purpose of the corporation is to provide the shareholders with irrigation water by maintaining a system of ditches and canals that feed water from the Arkansas River to a series of irrigation laterals north of Garden City.

FCWUA employs a full-time “ditch rider,” whose job is to maintain the ditches and canals. The ditch rider is also responsible for directing water into the laterals for deliveiy to the shareholders. Leonard…