Northwestern Electric Co. v. Lyle Light, Power & Water Co.

Citations

• 71 Wash. 384
• 128 P. 674
• 1912 Wash. LEXIS 758

Syllabus

<p>Eminent Domain — Proceedings—Damages—Property and Rights Taken. Where a riparian owner had granted the right to take water from the river limited to such quantity as would result in no damage to her fishery and fishing rights, she thereby conveyed all her water rights except as she reserved sufficient to protect her fishery and divested the lands of their character as riparian lands; hence, on condemnation of the rights of her subsequent lessee, no damages could be allowed for loss of riparian rights, although the lease purported to include riparian rights except as reserved for a fishery.</p>