California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Hudson v. West, 306 P.2d 807, 47 Cal.2d 823 (Cal. 1957):
In Rancho Santa Margarita v. Vail, 11 Cal.2d 501, 528-529, 81 P.2d 533, it was held that three things must be proved to establish land as riparian in character: (1) some part of the land must be shown to be contiguous to a stream or natural watercourse; (2) the land for which water is claimed must be shown to be within the
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