Dwinel v. Barnard
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Report of the trial before Shepley J. “ This is an action of assumpsit on a contract signed by the defendants, dated May 4th, 1846, which is to be copied.
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Report of the trial before Shepley J. “ This is an action of assumpsit on a contract signed by the defendants, dated May 4th, 1846, which is to be copied. “ It appeared in proof, or was admitted, that before the year 1846, a dam had been built at the outlet of a lake, called by the parties Chamberlain lake; that the waters which formerly flowed from the Allegash stream passed into that lake, and that the waters passed out of the lake at that outlet before the dam was built and onward to the river St. John, and that logs could be run from above the lake through such waters into the St. Johns…
1Opinion of the Court
Shepley J.
— This case is presented on a report, which states, that it was proved or admitted, that before the year 1846, a dam had been erected at the outlet of a lake called Chamberlain lake; that the waters of the Allegash stream flowed into that lake and out of it, before the dam was erected at the outlet of that lake, and thence onward to the river St. John; and that logs could be floated by such waters to the river St. John ; that the waters being obstructed by that dam, were turned from their natural channel, and caused to run through a “ cut” or channel, which had been made through a…
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