Thunder Bay River Booming Co. v. Speechly

The defendants in error, plaintiffs below, are in the possession and use of a water-mill for the manufacture of lumber, situate on Thunder Bay river, and known as the Broadwell mill. The defendants- below are in like possession and occupancy of what is called the Trowbridge mill, about three miles further up on the same stream. They appear to operate this mill for cutting lumber, but use the dam by which the power is obtained for the purpose mainly ox accumulating water to facilitate their operations as a company for running, driving and booming logs. The declaration in the case, after…