Carl v. West Aberdeen Land & Improvement Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hoyt, C. J.

The complainants were in lawful possession of lands situated on or near the river Neuskah in Chehalis county. From such lands they had cut and put into said river a large amount of sawlogs. The only means of taking them to market was by way of said river, which was of such a character as to make it easily practicable to float the logs down it. Near the mouth of said river defendants had erected a dam which entirely closed the channel. In the middle thereof was a gate through which logs could be passed one or two at a time. The logs in…