Burrows v. Pixley
Supreme Court of Connecticut
ActioN of the case for a nuisance; declaring, that Poqua-nock river is a large navigable river, or arm of the sea, for four miles northward to where the post road crosses the same, and to The plaintiff’s dwelling-house and farm in said Strat-ford, where the plaintiff now and for more than thirty years last passed hath dwelt; which forms a peninsula, around which the two branches, constituting said river meet, where the plaintiff now and for more than thirty years last…
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ActioN of the case for a nuisance; declaring, that Poqua-nock river is a large navigable river, or arm of the sea, for four miles northward to where the post road crosses the same, and to The plaintiff’s dwelling-house and farm in said Strat-ford, where the plaintiff now and for more than thirty years last passed hath dwelt; which forms a peninsula, around which the two branches, constituting said river meet, where the plaintiff now and for more than thirty years last passed, hath had and owned a store conveniently situated for vessels and boats to pass to and from, up and down said river…
1Opinion of the Court
*364Tbe plaintiff in tbis case sets forth certain private rights and. advantages, which he hath and for many years passed hath been possessed of and enjoyed through the open navigation of said river, which he is wholly deprived of by means of erecting said dam across said river, which were a great source of profit to him, in his store, ship-yard, and navigation; which are not common to all the citizens: Further, it would be absurd to say that where a man’s door is obstructed by an impassable ditch, that he must cause some of his family to attempt to pass it and break their bones before he can…
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