Gravelly Ford Canal Co. v. Pope & Talbot Land Co.

Action to condemn a right of way for a canal. A general demurrer to the complaint was overruled and defendant answered; a jury was waived, the cause was tried by the court, and plaintiff had judgment, from which defendant appeals on the judgment-roll alone.

It is alleged in the complaint that plaintiff is a corporation organized under the laws of this state and was incorporated "for the purpose of distributing, supplying, and delivering water for irrigation purposes, and for domestic use, to the stockholders of said corporation, and to the owners of its capital stock, and to that end to…