Hinton v. Lake Drummond Canal Co.

This is an action to compel the defendant to maintain a drawbridge across “Turner’s Cut.” This was refused, and the plaintiffs appealed. The court held that the plaintiffs were entitled to recover damages for the discontinuance of the bridge, and might amend their complaint to so allege, and might submit an issue as to the amount, and the defendant appealed.

Before “Turner’s Cut” was dug, boats went through what was known as the Moccasin Tract,-which is a part of Pasquotank Eiver. The canal company, the Dismal Swamp Canal Company, which was the predecessor of the defendant in title, thereupon…