Inhabitants of Peru & Dixfield v. Barrett
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On report. Action on the case under the provisions of section 6 of chapter 20 of the Revised Statutes of 1883 — now section 6 of chapter 25 of the Revised Statutes of 1903 — brought by the plaintiff towns as proprietors of a ferry across the Androscoggin River at Peru Center, Oxford County, against the defendants to recover damages caused by the interference of the defendants with the rights of the plaintiff towns in ferrying passengers and property.
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On report. Action on the case under the provisions of section 6 of chapter 20 of the Revised Statutes of 1883 — now section 6 of chapter 25 of the Revised Statutes of 1903 — brought by the plaintiff towns as proprietors of a ferry across the Androscoggin River at Peru Center, Oxford County, against the defendants to recover damages caused by the interference of the defendants with the rights of the plaintiff towns in ferrying passengers and property. After the evidence had all been taken out, it was agreed to report the same to the Law Court with the stipulation that “upon so much of the…
1Opinion of the CourtPeabody, J.
This is an action on the case brought by the plaintiff towns as proprietors of a ferry across the Androscoggin river at Peru Center in Oxford County, Maine, against the defendants for damages caused by interference with their rights in ferrying passengers and property.
The case comes before the law court on report.
The ferry was legally established prior to the- date of the alleged wrongful acts of the defendants, and the plaintiffs were charged with the duty of its maintenance in accordance with the provisions of chap. 20, sec. 2, R. S. (1883), which is as follows, “Sec. 2. They, (County…
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