Rider v. York Haven Water & Power Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 10, May T., 1916, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Dauphin Co., Jan. T., 1913, No. 80, oh verdict for plaintiff, in case of John B. Rider v. York Haven Water and Power Company. Trespass to recover damages for the diversion of water from a river.
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Appeal, No. 10, May T., 1916, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Dauphin Co., Jan. T., 1913, No. 80, oh verdict for plaintiff, in case of John B. Rider v. York Haven Water and Power Company. Trespass to recover damages for the diversion of water from a river. The facts appear in the opinion of the Supreme Court and in Rider v. York Haven Water & Power Co., 251 Pa. 18. Verdict for plaintiff for $4,280 for injury sustained by the trespass; $1,712 for delay and $500 punitive damages. Defendant appealed. ' Errors assigned were rulings on evidence, instructions to the jury and in permitting…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Walling,
This is an action by a riparian owner for damages on account of the diversion of water from its natural channel. At the place in question, the Susquehanna River flows in a southerly direction and for a distance of about three miles is divided by an island, called Duffy’s Island, into two channels known as the east and west channel. The east channel is about one thousand feet wide, and the island and the west channel are each about one-half mile in width.
Plaintiff’s farm, containing 107 acres, is located on the east side of the east channel and has a river…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Rider v. York Haven Water & Power Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
- Hoffman v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
- Wagner v. Purity Water Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
- Rider v. York Haven Water & Power Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
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- Sebree v. Huntingdon Water Supply Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
- Fessler v. Schuylkill Haven Gas & Water Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1918
- York Haven Water & Power Co. v. Public Service CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
- Sebree v. Huntingdon Water Supply Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
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