Norwood v. Eastern Oregon Land Co.

This is an action to recover damages for an alleged -wrongful diversion of irrigation water from Willow creek in Malheur county. Plaintiff is the owner of land on both sides of Willow creek and has a water right with a priority of 1871 as to part of his land and a priority of 1873 as to the remainder thereof. It is alleged that this land in its natural state is arid and nonproductive, but, with the aid of artificial irrigation, is capable of producing large crops of alfalfa and other perennial grasses. It is charged that the Eastern Oregon Land Company and its agent, the defendant A. D.…