Chism v. Lamb

The jury found that the plaintiffs 'are the owners of lands abutting upon the shore of Lake George, the lake being public water belonging to the State. The defendant, without consent of the State, and against the protest of the plaintiffs, erected a permanent dock in front of the plaintiffs’ premises in the water fronting their land. It is constructed of timbers, held in place by being weighted with stone, in the ordinary form in which docks are made, and comes in contact with the earth at and below low-water mark and with a wall built by the plaintiffs at low-water mark. The dock is further…