Inhabitants of Northborough v. County Commissioners

This is a petition for a writ of certiorari to quash a judgment in .favor of one Ranlett for water rights taken under the St. of 1882, c. 192.* Ranlett’s petition was filed on *264June 16, 1884. The water was actually withdrawn on December 12, 1882, by closing the gates of a reservoir which had been built under the act just mentioned; so that Ranlett’s petition was not filed' “ within one year after the taking of such water right,” as required by the act, (§ 3,) if the actual withdrawal of the water is the taking referred to. We have no doubt that it is, and we think that no argument can make the…