San Joaquin Agricultural Corp. v. Board of Supervisors

The petitionerherein is the owner of a tract of land comprising some 5,000 acres of land situate within the exterior boundaries of the Madera Irrigation District in Madera County. At the time the proceedings were being taken and had for the organization of the Madera Irrigation District, petitioner filed a protest against the organization of the district, and also a petition for the exclusion of the lands owned by the corporation, from the district. Both the petitioner’s protest and application for exclusion of its lands were overruled. This suit was then begun to obtain an order of the court declaring the proceedings for the organization of the Madera Irrigation District null and void, and also for a writ of mandate compelling the Board of Supervisors to exclude the lands and premises belonging to the petitioner from the Madera Irrigation District. The trial court denied relief to the petitioner, and the cause is now before us upon appeal. Two propositions are presented: 1st. The legality of the organization of the district; 2d. The validity of the order of the Board of Supervisors denying petitioner’s application for exclusion of lands.

The first objection presented by the…