Deseret Evening News | 1891-06-12 | Page 8 | A Springville Dispute

A .Sprlnpllln Uiipate. Three of tlia Judgoa of the Huprema court Chief Juitlcajiia and Jutllcre Andaraonand Mlnerwera occupied lortlon of thla rnornlng In hearing argumanla of counael Ip the caaaof Ilia city of Hprlngellle, plalnllft and ap llant (ref rraenlnl Ly Mr. King) Ta. John H. Pullmer, defendant and re-tpondent, re-tpondent, for whom Mr. 1. V. X, Whllecolton appeared. Tha real quettlon to ba determlnad wu whether the appellant had any right of title lo certain aprlnga of watar In and around rJirlhgTlllc, mid the caae came on aniwal from the ilecle Ion nf Judge IllackOurn, granting a non ault aud overruling ilAliitlcfa iiiolloii for niw trial. On tbe ltt of the raaiwndaut It waa held that the walara of titge Creak Hect, claimed by Uie apllant, were approprltled byalgmau In the year lauj, lly roudrurllng dlldi-a and uilng the watoron II. air landafor agricultural agri-cultural aud other puriinefa Iheee men bectmalheowDeraof the tart. At no Hue UIJ the original approprlatore put wllhauyiortlouof their rlghla to the ownerthlp and ilea of tho watar taken by them In UOi ltwaafurlhariailut ad out Dial Ihe city allthorlllra of rj rlngellla did not pretend lo haveany paper title to tha watar In "juration, elllier front the original rorlelon or from their tucce-Mora In Inlereal. It waa only the regulation of the water that the ownerauf II I. a I coucedr.1 to Ihe clly, lly Ita ordluaucea, within lliallmibi of Ita charter powere, the cily of H.rlugvllle could reaclIU tlia manner In which each raon mu.t uao Mi property aud enjoy lilt rlghla, enae not to lntrlf.ro with the IlgliU of hla nelghtnr; lait II had no if r to create tlieaa rlghla. Hprlngellla could not, It waa contended, maintain thtt action Ucauaolt waa not the rail tarty luliittreat, uortlia Iruiteo of au ex prea truat. Tba cuee wu aubmllted.