Legal Opinion
Witherill v. Brehm
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 31, 1925No. Docket No. 2855PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, J., pro tem.
This is an action to quiet title to certain rights alleged to have been- acquired by prescription to seventy-five inches of the water of Grouse Creek, which is a branch of Scott River in Siskiyou County, California. The judgment awarded plaintiff title to seventy-five inches measured under a four-inch pressure, to be used for domestic and irrigation purposes. This was conveyed to the premises of plaintiff by means of an open ditch which has been maintained for that purpose since 1854. The defendants were restrained from interfering with plaintiff’s right or title thereto.
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Atchison v. PetersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Hough v. PorterOregon Supreme Court · 1909
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3Cited by10 opinions
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