Dyer v. Fitch

The plaintiff, owning three-eighths of the Cumberland and Oxford Canal, granted the defendants written permission to repair, use and occupy it during the season; to collect and account for tolls upon merchandise transported thereon by and for themselves as well as others; to keep and render a true account of their transactions; “and after deducting all the cost, expense and charges for repairing and running said canal,” to pay the plaintiff “one full three-eighths part of the net receipts and earnings derived from the use and occupation of said canal,” and the remainder to the owners of the…