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Annual Report for 1972 Attorney' 5 Report To The Amity Mutual Irrigation Company TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE A~IITY MUTUAL IRRIGATION COMPANY During the past year, your Attorney has handled and passed on the various legal matters of a more or less routine nature which arose from time to time in connection with an operation of the type engaged in by your Company , The year has seen some changes in the litigation involving the Campan.}' which we have been reporting on in each annual report. The case of BROYLES V5. AMITY was tried. with rererence to the injunctive portion, in February 1972, and the Court refused to ~ant Broyles the injunctive relief sought by him. The case of SHINN vs. AMITY is still in the same posture as shown by our last report, and since we are on the slow side of the case (i.e. the delendent ), we are not pushing the matter. The case of INMAN vs. AMITY has had one new development. The plaintiff has amended his Complaint to include therein a further claim for damage s based on a break in the canal which took place at a time when we had liability insurance in force. We have notified the insurance company and assume they will assist in the defense of this case, at least to the extent of the damage claimed while we were insured. As orally reported at the last annual meeting, the declaratory judgment case involving the Wiley Drain is in th e process of dismissal. As you will recall, this is the result of additional detailed engineering which disclosed matters which we felt would preclude a jUdgment in our favor and simply result in more unnecessary expense to the Company. We will continue to work with your Officers and Directors to handle these, and other legal matters to the best advantage cL the Stockholders. In concluding, we wish to express our appreciation to all of the Stockholders, Officers, Directors and Employees for their cooperation during the past ~:ear. Respectfully submitted, ROBERT G. ROGERS, Attorney Page 6