Campion v. Simpson

HUNTLEY, Justice.

This litigation involves a reach of the Big Wood River south of the Warm Springs Bridge in Ketchum, Idaho. Campion owns a home with adjacent land on the east bank and Simpson owns property suitable for development on the opposite bank.

Prior to the late 1960’s, there were three channels of the Wood River in the vicinity of the Campion-Simpson properties, the main channels being designated by the parties as channels 2 and 3 for the purpose of this action, with the third and smallest channel being designated channel 1. There was an island between channels 2 and 3 which was…