A failure to comply with such rules deprives the claimants of the right to the use of the water as against a subsequent claimant who complies therewith.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1419
WATER RIGHTS
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Haight v. Costanich (1920)
Most recently applied in Haight v. Costanich (December 1920)
Enacted 1872.
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