Winnipiseogee Lake Cotton & Woolen Manufacturing Co. v. Gilford
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Apfeals, from refusals of tlie selectmen of Gilford to abate parts of taxes assessed by them upon the plaintiffs’ real estate, in 1890,1891, and 1892. Facts found by the court.
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Apfeals, from refusals of tlie selectmen of Gilford to abate parts of taxes assessed by them upon the plaintiffs’ real estate, in 1890,1891, and 1892. Facts found by the court. The plaintiffs were incorporated, June 28, 1831. The preamble of their charter is as follows: “ Whereas William Bachelder, John Chase, Nathan Bachelder and their associates, being owners of the farm, mill and mill privileges, commonly called Folsom’s Mills, in Meredith, upon which the proprietors have erected, and are about to put in operation, two factories for the manufacture of cotton and woolen cloths, and for the…
1Opinion of the CourtChase, J.
The finding that the plaintiffs’ charter conveyed to them rights in the lake, as stated in the case, is favorable to the defendants. Its tendency was to increase the market value of the plaintiffs’ real estate. The defendants have no occasion to object to it; and the plaintiffs have waived their objection by moving for decrees in accordance with conclusions of law and fact, founded, in part at least, upon the finding.
' It does not appear that the plaintiffs’ land in Gilfoixl was bounded by the lake. If it was not, the ruling that the state ■owns the shore of the lake between high and low…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Concord Manufacturing Co. v. RobertsonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1889
- Winnipiseogee Lake Cotton & Woolen Mfg. Co. v. GilfordSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1887
- Low v. RailroadSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1885
- State v. JamesSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1877
- Atlantic & St. Lawrence Railroad v. StateSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1880
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