Friend v. Continental Coal Co.

The parties to this action own different tracts of land in Grant county riparian to Crab creek, a small stream which flows westerly and northwesterly through. Crab creek valley. Plaintiffs own nearly two hundred acres lying to the east of the town of Wilson Creek. Defendant Continental Coal Company owns two hundred seventy acres lying to the west of plaintiffs’ land, defendants Allen having occupied the farm as tenants since 1927. Defendants Gfraham own a tract two hundred acres in extent lying further to the west, which property they purchased from Dipper Stock Company in 1933. For some time…