State v. Twin Falls Canal Co.
Idaho Supreme Court
Original application for a writ of mandate to compel tbe defendants to issue shares of water stock, the water to be used for the irrigation of certain lands purchased by the plaintiff West from the state, and for other proper and equitable relief.
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Original application for a writ of mandate to compel tbe defendants to issue shares of water stock, the water to be used for the irrigation of certain lands purchased by the plaintiff West from the state, and for other proper and equitable relief. Action in mandate will lie to compel the defendant corporation to issue shares of stock to the plaintiff in accordance with its dedication, its application filed with the state engineer, contract with the state and the right which under our statutes a land owner has to demand the irrigation of his land from the available water supply upon the…
1Opinion of the CourtSulltvan, J.
This is an action brought by the state of Idaho and H. T. West as plaintiffs, against the Twin Falls Land & Water Company, a corporation, and the Twin Falls Canal Company, a corporation, praying for a writ of mandate against the defendant corporations, requiring them to issue shares of water stock to the plaintiff West, who is a purchaser of state land under the irrigation project of said corporations, and also to issue shares of water stock to other land owners in the same status, and also praying for such other equitable relief as may be just.
The plaintiff sets up substantially the…
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Haugen v. Albina Light & Water Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1891
- Burke Land & Livestock Co. v. Wells, Fargo & Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1900
- Stickney v. HanrahanIdaho Supreme Court · 1900
- Helphery v. PerraultIdaho Supreme Court · 1906
3Cited by22 opinions
- Big Wood Canal Co. v. ChapmanIdaho Supreme Court · 1927
- State v. Twin Falls-Salmon River Land & Water Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1916
- Sanderson v. Salmon River Canal Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1921
- Wood River Power Co. v. ArkooshIdaho Supreme Court · 1923
- Albion-Idaho Land Co. v. Naf Irr. Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1938
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