Carver v. San Pedro, L. A. & S. L. R.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern California
In Equity. On demurrer to .bill and order to show cause.
1Opinion of the Court
WELLBORN, District Judge.
The uncontradicted evidence, written and oral, adduced .on this hearing, shows the following facts: That Cerritos slough is navigable; that defendant’s bridge was built without authority .of- Congress or the Legislature of. California, and obstructs tlie navigation of said slough; that- complainants, respectively, own lands situated on said slough, and are engaged in business enterprises dependent upon its navigation, and are suffering from the obstruction of such navigation serious damages, which from their nature are incapable of'estimation, and are therefore…
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