State ex rel. Cary v. Cochran

This is an action of mandamus brought by a number of irrigators under the- Kearney canal, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, • and by the Central Power Company, which, with the exception of one small user of water, is the owner of the oldest water appropriation on the Platte river and its tributaries. The respondents are the *165governor, the state engineer, and the chief of the bureau of irrigation and his subordinates. The petition prays for the issuance of a writ of mandamus compelling the proper administration and enforcement of the irrigation laws of the state for the…