(DOWNLOAD) "Everett E. Cantlin v. George N. Carter" by Supreme Court of Idaho No. 9395 * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Everett E. Cantlin v. George N. Carter
- Author : Supreme Court of Idaho No. 9395
- Release Date : January 22, 1964
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 63 KB
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On October 8, 1959, Everett E. Cantlin, the appellant herein, plaintiff in the district court, filed with the State Reclamation Engineer an application for a permit to appropriate 2.4 cubic feet per second of water ""from swamp land near May, Idaho"". The State Reclamation Engineer approved the application a few days later. Appellant some 18 months later submitted proof of completion of works, and sought to submit proof of application of the water to a beneficial use, but in the meantime, certain protestants, filed with the Department of Reclamation, (other than the State Reclamation Engineer), a protest to the granting to appellant of a license. The protestants, who are the respondents herein, asserted that they were land owners and users of water from Hardscrabble ditch, and that the water which appellant sought to appropriate by his permit was seepage water which the respondents had used and enjoyed during prior years; that they had superior rights to the water in question and would be injured if the department granted license to the appellant. After receipt of the protest the State Reclamation Engineer issued an order denying the proof submitted by the appellant and cancelled the permit. The order stated: