41-3-750. Allotment of water to landowner under disability.

Where the landowner in a water conservancy district, organized under this act is under disability by reason of infancy, insanity or otherwise, or lands are held under administration, executorship, guardianship, conservatorship, trusteeship, receivership or other similar proceeding, the administrator, executor, guardian, conservator, trustee, receiver or other like officer shall be considered the "landowner" for all purposes within the terms of this act, and when authorized by the court having jurisdiction of the estate or lands, such administrator, executor, guardian, conservator, trustee, receiver or other like officer may petition for an allotment of water, in such quantity as determined by such court, as will, together with the present supply of water for irrigation purposes make an adequate supply for the irrigation of such lands; or in the event such administrator, executor, guardian, conservator, trustee, receiver or other like officer has heretofore petitioned for a supply of water for irrigation of lands so held as aforesaid, the court having jurisdiction of the estate or lands, may ratify or confirm the petition for such quantity of water as it may determine will make an adequate supply for the irrigation of such lands, and such petition so made and authorized or ratified and confirmed as aforesaid shall have the same effect and be binding upon all parties interested in such lands to the same extent as though made by a "landowner" while not under disability.