McNAUGHTON v. EATON

No. 7646.

121 Utah 394 (1952)

242 P.2d 570

McNAUGHTON et ux. v. EATON et al.

Supreme Court of Utah.

Decided March 25, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Colton & Hammond, Vernal, Dillman & Dillman, Roosevelt, Elias Hansen, Salt Lake City, for appellants.

E.W. Clyde, Salt Lake City, Ray E. Nash, Vernal, for respondents.


WADE, Justice.

The defendants use the waters of McNaughton Gulch below plaintiffs' land, near Vernal, Utah. They appeal from a judgment holding that the waters in question are percolating waters and a part of plaintiffs' soil and therefore not public waters nor subject to appropriation. The court further held that plaintiffs' right to such waters is not subject to any control nor limited to a beneficial use. Defendants contend that these are public waters and subject...

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