Coalville Times | 1900-11-30 | Page 2 | Decision Against Irrigation

lecltlou Axalntt Irrla.tlon. Tho Nebraska Hupremo court, In an opinion by Chief Justice Norwal, has rendered a decision which may stop all Irrigation projects In western Nebraska. Nebras-ka. Tho opinion holds in effect that the owner of property adjacent to a stream has the right to Its water undiminished. un-diminished. This Is the old Kngllsh common law, aud It wa against stfch ruling that the Irrigation companies of the west wero fighting. The suit in question was one brought by tha Crawford Craw-ford Irrigation company to establish its right to divert water from White river. Tho right waa opposed by the owncra of the mills on the stream, nud the contention of tho mlll-owuera ia aualatued.