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- Title: Moss Estate Co. v. Adler
- Author : Supreme Court Of California
- Release Date : January 20, 1953
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 57 KB
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Defendant is the executrix of the estate of Theresa Riese, who owned a tract of land in Kern County adjoining a similar tract owned by plaintiff. For convenience we refer to defendant as the owner of the Riese property. In 1946 plaintiff leased its land to Mesa Farms for 10 years commencing January 1, 1947. At about the same time defendant leased her land to William Fisher, the secretary of plaintiff corporation, and pursuant to an understanding with defendant, he assigned his lease to Mesa Farms. Pursuant to the terms of the leases, the lessee drilled a well on plaintiffs land 50 feet from the boundary of defendants land and constructed irrigation works on both properties. Water from the well is now used by the lessee for agricultural purposes on both plaintiffs and defendants land. On December 4, 1950, plaintiff filed this action to quiet title to its land. It alleged that it was the owner of the land and that defendant claimed some interest therein. Defendant answered and alleged the existence of the facts set forth above with respect to the well and leases and claimed "a right and interest in the lands, well and subterranean waters underlying the lands of plaintiff . . . , together with such necessary easements as will enable defendant to receive from said well, as long as said well remains in use, a fair and equitable share of the waters taken from said well, representing waters underlying defendants hereinabove described land which adjoins the said lands of plaintiff." Defendant also filed a cross-complaint alleging that plaintiff was withdrawing water from her land without her consent and sought damages therefor. At the trial defendant abandoned her claim to damages based on the alleged
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