Document Type
Response or Comment
Publication Date
1-1922
Abstract
Plaintiff owned lands through which a stream flowed; defendant, by virtue of an appropriation duly made, diverted all the water in the stream and used it for irrigation purposes. Plaintiff, claiming only as a riparian owner, sued to enjoin defendant's diversion of the stream on the ground that it was an invasion of riparian rights. Held, that the common law doctrine of riparian rights does not prevail in Montana, and that plaintiff's complaint does not state a cause of action.
Recommended Citation
Holbrook, Evans. "Water and Water Courses - No Riparian Right in Montana." Mich. L. Rev. 20 (1922): 686.