Sowards v. Meagher
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Fourth District; lion. J. E. Booth, Judge. Action by N. G. Sowards and another against N. J. Meagher and others. Judgment dismissing action. Plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtStbaup, C. J.
The appellants, plaintiffs below, filed an application with the state engineer for the appropriation of waters of the East fork of Lake fork of Green river, which has its source in Wasatch County, and flows southwesterly into the Du Cbesne river, a tributory of the Green. By reason of such application, they claim to have initiated a right to the use of three hundred second feet of water of such stream for irrigation purposes. Upon a protest filed by the respondents, the defendants below, who also filed applications for an appropriation of the same' waters, plaintiffs’ application was rejected…
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