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Show LOWER COURT MUST FIX WATER RIGHTS In the rase of G. S. Bastlan against George W. Nehckcr and son, judgment for plaintiff is reversed by the supremo court in an action involving the rinht and t it le to cert a in wat ri s from springs and wells located in King's Meadows canyon, can-yon, in Sevier county. Bastian. it is set forth, horod crrtaln wells in Kintr's Meadows, constructor! a reservoir and used tiie waters for his own purposes. The Nchekcrs. who had "m -pin 1 1 ed" upon King's .Meadows in IT'i and lln-rchy acquired the right to all th1 natural Mow of wa tf-rs from t liesc gi ounds. con; end that Hast in n. w ith his wells, i 11 1 pr-.-;,t M and Interfered with the (low nf tunings belonging to them. ; Bastian, on the nthr-r hand, contend : that his wells developed new flow. The -trial court, so held in Kastian's favor. j The supreme court finds, however, that j only a portion of the Jinw from tiie wells t whs newly rlevoloped waters, reverses tuc case and re.inands it 10 the trial court ' 1 The Inwcr rourt is i nsl rin-i ed to ,(- 1 I termine the amount of new waiers jind to' j decree them to pa Minn. The remaining I How will go to the Nchekers. |