Pratt v. Lamson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill in equity, praying relief by injunction and otherwise for the disturbance of the plaintiffs’ water privilege at Shelburne Falls. The case was heard in this court before Merrick, J., who reported the same for the determination by the whole court of questions of law involved therein. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtMerrick, J.
This case came' on to be heard upon the bill and answers. And the parties having produced all their evidence necessary to a full development of the questions of law *276in relation to their respective rights, under the several deeds by force of which they respectively claim, the presiding judge being of opinion that these should first be determined, reported the case to the whole court for that purpose, the parties at the same time agreeing that any facts in dispute between them, which, upon determination of these questions of law, should be found material to the final determination of the case,…
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