West Br. Boom Co. v. Penn. Joint L. & L. Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
EBJROB TO THE COUBT OE COMMON PLEAS OE LYCOMING COUNTY. No. 89 January Term 1887, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 538 March Term 1885, C. P. On January 12,1885, a summons in case was issued by The Pennsylvania Joint Lumber .& Land Co. against The West Branch Boom Co., to recover damages for the detention of logs in the boom of the defendants and for the resulting deterioration in their value. The defendants pleaded, not guilty.
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EBJROB TO THE COUBT OE COMMON PLEAS OE LYCOMING COUNTY. No. 89 January Term 1887, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 538 March Term 1885, C. P. On January 12,1885, a summons in case was issued by The Pennsylvania Joint Lumber .& Land Co. against The West Branch Boom Co., to recover damages for the detention of logs in the boom of the defendants and for the resulting deterioration in their value. The defendants pleaded, not guilty. The plaintiffs owned and operated a saw-mill at Williams-port, twenty two miles below the defendants’ boom at Lock Haven, and also owned and operated extensive timber lands…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Mr. Justice Clark:
By its charter the West Branch Boom Company was authorized to erect and maintain a boom on the south side of *156the West Branch of the Susquehanna river near Lock Haven; and to this end, to construct such piers, side branches, or shear booms as might be necessary for stopping and securing logs or other lumber floating upon the river; and' they are required at all times, to keep and maintain these piers and the booms sufficiently strong to secure all the lumber contained therein. The charter clearly contemplates the several distinct classes of lumber which, floating on…
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