Nesmith v. Martin

The plaintiff, claiming to be the owner of a certain pipe line, together with the head-gate of said pipe line, on the Animas river, and the right to -use water from the Animas river by and through the said pipe line, and claiming to be in the possession thereof, brought suit in the district court of San Juan county, where the property is situated, to quiet his title thereto, alleging that the defendants claimed some right or title therein. The defendants answered and denied that the plaintiff was the owner of said water right and pipe line, or that he was in the lawful possession thereof, and…