Ogden Sun | 1905-08-08 | Page 6 | Contempt of District Court

COMPLAINT FILED IN THE BIG WATER CASE judge maginnis takes vigorous steps to protect his clients from friday s standard As a result of the action 0 george A fuller et al defendants in the case of tho north ogden irrigation company vs eden over water rights in the north fork of ogden river in rebuilding a dam in direct violation of a restraining order issued by judda J A howell on august ast 1st requiring the defendants to permit the north ogden irrigation company to secure water to which they claim a prior right judge W L maginnis late this afternoon filed inythe clerks office a complaint praying that the defendants be brought into court to show cause why they should not bo committed tor contempt accompanying the complaint Is a citation tor the appearance of the defendants fend ants in court saturday august ath the case will be argued beffre the first district court at salt lake the complaint to which ithaniel ithan lel montgomery president of the north ogden irrigation company swears after stating the cause of the action alleges that in direct violation of the restraining order the defendants and each of them entered upon the waters of ogden that by force and arms rebuilt a certain dam ordered removed by the court in the granting of the restraining order the complaint further alleges that as a result the crops of north ogden have become damaged to the extent of and that the defendants refuse to desist from their violation of the restraining order the complaint asks that the defendants fend ants be committed for contempt