SUNNYSIDE VALLEY IRR. DIST. v. DICKIE

No. 72635-3.

73 P.3d 369 (2003)

149 Wash.2d 873

SUNNYSIDE VALLEY IRRIGATION DISTRICT, a quasi-municipal corporation, Respondent, v. Dyke DICKIE and Jane Doe Dickie, husband and wife, Petitioners.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided July 24, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Strother Moore, Yakima, for petitioners.

Charles Camillus Flower, Patrick Michael Andreotti, Yakima, for respondent.


FAIRHURST, J.

Sunnyside Valley Irrigation District (SVID) maintains irrigation ditches, commonly referred to as laterals, in the Yakima County region. In general, adjacent landowners have granted express floating or roving easements to SVID to enter land adjacent to the laterals and remove any sediment and growth collected over time that obstructs the flow of water. This case involves easements for the Matheson 2.68 lateral (lateral). The issue is whether the parties...

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