Legal Opinion

Kelly v. Sparling Water Co.

California Supreme Court

Decided August 28, 1959No. L. A. 25378PublishedCited by 8 opinions

.Belcher, Henzie & Fargo and George M. Henzie for Respondents.

1Opinion of the CourtSpence, J.

Plaintiffs appeal from portions of a modified judgment entered in consolidated actions and from an order denying their motion to strike a cost bill. The actions were for an injunction to restrain defendants from diverting water from a spring on plaintiffs’ land and for damages.

In early 1954, plaintiffs purchased some 19 acres of hilly land in Topanga Canyon, Los Angeles County. For many years there had been a spring on the property which supplied water for domestic and irrigation uses. The spring had its source from underground water-bearing strata underlying plaintiffs’ property and certain…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Gudelj v. GudeljCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
  2. Crim v. KessingCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891
  3. American Enterprise, Inc. v. Van WinkleCalifornia Supreme Court · 1952
  4. Blache v. BlacheCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951
  5. Mather v. MatherCalifornia Supreme Court · 1943

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