Lord v. Meadville Water Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
APPEAL BY DEFENDANT FROM THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CRAWFORD COUNTY. No. 63 January Term 1890, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 32 November Term 1888, C. P. On October 1, 1888, Rebecca Lord brought trespass against the Meadville Water Company, to recover damages for the alleged obstruction and diversion, by the defendant, of a stream of water which had been accustomed to and of right should flow through a certain tract of land belonging to the plaintiff.
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APPEAL BY DEFENDANT FROM THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CRAWFORD COUNTY. No. 63 January Term 1890, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 32 November Term 1888, C. P. On October 1, 1888, Rebecca Lord brought trespass against the Meadville Water Company, to recover damages for the alleged obstruction and diversion, by the defendant, of a stream of water which had been accustomed to and of right should flow through a certain tract of land belonging to the plaintiff. The defendant’s plea was not guilty. At the trial on September 25, 1889, the following facts were shown: In February, 1888, the defendant water…
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Me. Chief Justice Paxson :
We need not discuss the question presented by the second assignment, for the reason that an examination of the testimony shows conclusively that the jury did not give punitive damages. The verdict, $41, is within the range of the undisputed testimony. The remaining assignments refer to the charge of the court and the answers to points. It is not essential to consider them separately. We can better dispose of them by giving our views generally upon the law of the case.
This was an action of trespass, 'brought by Mrs. Lord, a married woman, against the Meadville…
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