Huston v. Leach
California Supreme Court
Huston v. Leach, 53 Cal. 262 (Cal. 1878)
Huston v. Leach
Opinion of the Court
The clause of the. decree by which the defendant Wilson is enjoined “ from in any manner interfering with the waters of said springs, so as to prevent the same, or any part thereof, from flowing into Lytle Creek,” only applies to defined streams, and does not restrain him from availing himself of percolations, even though he might thereby diminish the water which would otherwise issue from the springs.
Judgment and order affirmed.
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- D. T. HUSTON and FIFTY OTHERS v. JONAS LEACH, W. W. WILSON, and G. M. BRANCH
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- Water-Rights—Construction of Decree.—The clause of a decree enjoining the defendants ‘1 from in any manner interfering with the waters of sai d springs so as to prevent the same, or any part thereof, from flowing into Lytle Creek,” only applies to defined streams, and does not restrain him from availing himself of percolations upon his own land, even though he might thereby diminish the water which would otherwise issue from the springs.