BAUGH v. CRIDDLE

No. 10786.

19 Utah 2d 361 (1967)

431 P.2d 790

FRED BAUGH AND GRACE H. BAUGH, PLAINTIFFS AND APPELLANTS, v. WAYNE D. CRIDDLE, STATE ENGINEER OF THE STATE OF UTAH, DEFENDANT AND RESPONDENT, LOGAN RIVER WATER USERS ASSOCIATION, INTERVENOR AND RESPONDENT.

Supreme Court of Utah.

September 19, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E.J. Skeen, Salt Lake City, for appellants.

Phil L. Hansen, Atty. Gen., Dallin W. Jensen, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for defendant and respondent.

David R. Daines, Logan, for intervenor and respondent.


HENRIOD, Justice:

Appeal from a judgment in a quiet title action pertaining to water rights, based on priorities. Affirmed, without costs.

Baugh's predecessors in interest had an 1860 priority to use Logan River water nonconsumptively to run a mill wheel to produce power. By mesne conveyances of such right, it came to one Crowther. In 1946, the mill burned down. This prevented continued use of the water for such purpose, which necessitated statutory procedural...

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