Suter v. Wenatchee Water Power Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Che- ' lan county, Martin, J., entered June 1, 1903, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff in an action for damages to real property by reason of the overflow of an irrigation canal.
1Opinion of the CourtHadley, J.
Respondents are husband and wife, and the appellant, a corp'oration, is the owner and operator of an irrigation canal with lateral connections, in Chelan county, Washington. The canal was constructed prior to 1899. It commences about five miles above the mouth of the Wenatchee river, follows along the bank of said river a distance of about four miles, and thence one branch extends in a northeasterly direction to a point near the Columbia river.
This suit was brought by respondents against appellant, and the complaint alleges, that the said lateral canal was constructed about five feet wide and…
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