Willis v. Willis
Idaho Supreme Court
APPEAL from the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, for Twin Falls County. Hon. William A. Babcock, Judge. Action to establish priority of water rights. From judg- ment decreeing the priorities, plaintiffs appeal. If the findings of fact do not support the judgment, the judgment must be reversed.
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APPEAL from the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, for Twin Falls County. Hon. William A. Babcock, Judge. Action to establish priority of water rights. From judg- ment decreeing the priorities, plaintiffs appeal. If the findings of fact do not support the judgment, the judgment must be reversed. (Panting v. Isaman, 7 Ida. 581, 65 Pac. 434; 8 Standard Eney. of Proc. 1032, and cases cited in note.) As the defendants were legally bound, under their water permits, to construct a ditch from the common point of diversion to their land, their work in the construction of a joint ditch…
1Opinion of the CourtBudge, J.
On August 17, 1908, Joshua T., Joseph and Asa Willis made application to the state engineer for a per*355mit to appropriate 9.6 cubic feet per second of the waters of Big Creek. On September 15, 1908, Alonzo and Isaac Willis made application for a permit to appropriate 6.4 cubic feet per second from the same stream. In May, 1909, Herbert E. Prothero made application for a permit to appropriate 3 cubic feet per second from the same source. All of these applications were allowed, the point of diversion under each permit being the same.
In 1908 Asa conveyed his interest to his mother, Maria Willis.…
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