Sawyer v. Shader

By this bill in equity the plaintiffs seek to restrain the defendant1 from obstructing a watercourse which drains their land, and to compel the removal of obstructions alleged to have been placed on it by the defendant. The bill also contained a prayer for damages. The case was referred, under the usual rule, 2 to a master who, after hearing the parties, filed a report. After overruling the plaintiffs’ exceptions to the report and denying their motion to recommit, the judge confirmed the report and entered a decree dismissing the bill. The plaintiffs appealed. Facts found by the master…