The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-04-11
FRAUD CHARGED IN
SALMON RIVERCASE
Il. c. Hansen Alleges Conspiracy
to Cheat in Sale of Lands
ASKS S21,2s DAMAGES FOR Al
LEGGED LOSS AND $4,000 EXTRA.
Claims That Not Merely We're Alleged
Representations False, But That Sell
Iers Knew Them TO Be So.

Charging that he was induced by
wilfully fraudulent representations
made on and prior to June 2. 1908, by
the defendants, acting together for the
purpose, II. c. Hansen claims damages
of S31 ,2S7 in a suit filed last week
against The Twin Falls-SalmOn River
Land & Water company; The Twin
Falls Investment company, limited, a
corporation; d. c. MacWatters: c. B.
Hurt; !. b. Perrine; II. l.. Hollister;
George F. Sprague, and r. M. McCol-
lum The charge of fraud as cause
of action, raises a new issue, as, the
claims heretofore did not include such
charge. OF the amount asked, $4,000
is asked as punitive damages.
Mr.. Hansen, personally and by his
attorney, j. H. Wise, sets forth in the
complaint in the case, alleged facts
substantially as follows: That on or
about April 80, 1908, the Twin Falls
Salmon River Land & Water company,
entered into a contract with the state
of Idaho in accordance with the terms
of the Carey act; that they agreed to
build the necessary dams, etc, for the
reclamation and irrigation of the
lands under the Salmon river project,
all of which purposes were known to
accordance with such contract they
were to have the exclusive right to
sell lands on such project for $40 an
acre; that the Salmon River Canal
company was organized to control the
management of said system, all the
stock in which operating corporation
was to be owned and controlled by the
Twin Falls-Salmon River Land & Wa
ter company; that on June 2, 190S and
prior thereto on different dates, the
p defendants conspired and acted to-
gether for the purpose of inducing the
plaintiff to buy 100 acres of land at
$40 an acre; that they claimed that
the Salmon river carried sufficient
FL water to irrigate 10000 acres, that
there was then water enough available
81 to irrigate $4,000 acres and that in
' no event would water rights be sold
D in excess of the amount which would
insure two and three-fOurths feet pei
5 acre; that the defendants represented
i that there were no other water rights
e on the Salmon river and no other lane
e susceptible of irrigation; that the wa
e ter rights were without flaw and no
subject to contest; that the plaintiff
l. at that time lived in Seattle, had ne
L means of knowing the facts in thu
e case, and relied on the representation
+ of the defendants, with the result tina
d he purchased $50 acres of land; tina
e he cleared, fenced and improved tn
= land so purchased which was worth
less without water for irrigation, AM
l. planted crops relying on the represen
II tatiOns of the defendants, sufferin
is thereby a total loss of S21 PSI; tina
.e the said statements and representa-
tons of the defendants were made b
them and each of them with the know
ledge of their falsity and were mad
Il for the purpose of cheating, wrongin
and defrauding the plaintiff and to in
IL duce him to enter into the contraC
u for the purchase of the land referre
y to, and which he entered withol
70 knowing the facts
~ A copy of the decree recently file
ll in the federal district court by Judl
~ f. S. Dietrich, in which the Vinegar
ie Land & Live Stock Co. is awarded IL
!, 500 acre feet is made a part of Il
III complaint