Norwood v. Eastern Oregon Land Co.

In this proceeding the plaintiff sues the Eastern Oregon Land Company together *108with its agent, and the water-master of Malheur County to prevent them from diverting the water of Willow Creek at a point above the diversion of an appropriation which he made of the water of that stream to irrigate his own land with a priority of 1871 for part, and with a priority of 1873 for the remainder. The litigation proceeded without the agent or water-master as they did not appear or answer.

The plaintiff says that the defendant herein is the owner of large bodies of land both above and below the…