§ 41-6-308 — Action in equity to determine rights of claimants; construction of act

Where the ownership of any irrigation works is disputed, or
jointly claimed by any person, partnership or corporation, and
the several owners cannot agree upon the amount of interest
owned by each, and one (1) or more claimants of such right
desire the filing of the affidavit as hereinbefore mentioned,
while the other or others do not desire to join therein, one (1)
or more such claimants may bring an action in equity in the
district court of any county wherein the land or parts of the
land affected by such ditch or ditch right is located, and said
court shall determine the right of the several claimants to such
ditch or ditch right, and determine all the facts necessary in
the affidavit hereinbefore prescribed, and such decree shall,
after being filed and recorded in the office of the county clerk
of the proper county as hereinbefore prescribed, have the same
force and effect as the affidavit hereinbefore prescribed;
provided, that the provisions of W.S. 41-6-303 through 41-6-308
shall not be construed to relate to water rights, or in any way
to conflict with the laws governing the same.