State ex rel. Stevens v. Catlin
State ex rel. Stevens v. Catlin
Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
The appellant was charged with contempt of court in violating the terms of a decree of the superior court of Kittitas county, which decree adjudicated the rights to the use of the waters of the Menastash creek, and enjoined interference with the rights and priorities as adjudged. He was found guilty and was adjudged to pay á fine of ten dollars and costs. From this judgment he has appealed.
At the trial the plaintiff introduced in evidence the decree, which was entered in March, 1891. The appellant was a party to that decree, by the terms of which all of the rights to the waters of the stream were adjudicated and determined. It was established at the trial, and is not questioned here, hut that appellant was using one hundred inches of water more than he was allowed under the terms of the decree. His contention is that he ac
The judgment is affirmed.
Dunbar, Fullerton, Anders and Reavis, JJ., concur.
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- The State of Washington on the Relation of Adam Stevens v. John Catlin
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- CONTEMPT-WHAT CONSTITUTES — VIOLATING INJUNCTION. Where a decree of court has adjudicated all of the rights of the parties before it to the waters of a certain stream and enjoined a party from using more than a certain quantity, he is guilty of contempt in using more water than he is allowed under the terms of the decree, when he asserts title under deed from one who was not a party to the decree, but fails to show any right in his grantor.