Hoffman v. Stone

Citations

• 7 Cal. 46

Syllabus

<p>A ditch company, who avail themselves of a dry ravine to conduct their water a portion of the distance to their <|am, where they use it, do not abandon the water thus carried by them, and are entitled to the same enjoyment of it as if conducted through an artificial ditch.</p> <p>The natural water in such ravine belongs to the first appropriator thereof, and for either a diversion or appropriation thereof, an action will lie.</p>