Bassett v. Franklin

The plaintiffs, lessees of the city of Providence, under an indenture of lease dated April 27, 1886, acknowledged April 28, 1886, and recorded May 21, 1887, brought this action against the defendants, who had erected and were occupying a building over the bed of the Mooshassuck River, just north of Railroad Crossing Street in the city of Providence. The action was begun in the Court of Common Pleas, and came to this court on appeal. The court is of the opinion that the plaintiffs have not shown by evidence, documentary and other, which they have submitted, that they have, or that the city had…