| Show WATER RIGHTS OF MOUND PORT WARD INVOLVED vt lawyers raise the question of validity of decree entered from tuesdays standard c the attorneys for the respondents in the contempt 0 court proceedings that closed monday before audgo of theT Third district court in salt Lak lakeba eJa presenting their arguments for the discharge of their clients raised a new point that may completely change luo whole aspect of the case the attorneys tor the respondents raised the question ot the validity of the decree entered in 1892 in the case of george A fuller vs william geddes which gava to the residents of the mound fort ward certain water rights their contention was that there was no finding to up port tho allegation in the decree that the plaintiffs had failed to show any violation of the decree and that the decree awarding certain water rights to the mound fort arri gators was as to bo aneo i it judge ritchie supports the respondents spon dents in thear contention then the defendants are not guilty of contempt it such a decree should be entered said one of the attorneys in the case then mound fort will be deprived of the water lights that they now enjoy and a serpoui complication will enter into the fight now on between north ogdan and eden in their arguments the attorneys for the plaintiffs sought to break down the new line of defenso of the attorneys for tho respondents and argued that in destroying the dam against the orders of the court the respondents were guilty of contempt regardless ol 01 the validity ofle e 1892 decree judge ritchie took the case under advisement as he wished to look into the contention of the attorneys for respondents |
