Houston v. Laffee
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
The case was referred, and tbe referee’s report was in substance as follows: The plaintiff’s action is trespass. His writ is dated January 22,1864. The plaintiff alleges, in his declaration, that defendant at Enfield,, on the 10th day of March, 1863, with force and arms then and there cut off and destroyed plaintiffs lead pipe of the value of §40.00, then and there being used for the purpose of conveying water, to-plaintiff’s house and stable, by reason of which, plaintiff…
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The case was referred, and tbe referee’s report was in substance as follows: The plaintiff’s action is trespass. His writ is dated January 22,1864. The plaintiff alleges, in his declaration, that defendant at Enfield,, on the 10th day of March, 1863, with force and arms then and there cut off and destroyed plaintiffs lead pipe of the value of §40.00, then and there being used for the purpose of conveying water, to-plaintiff’s house and stable, by reason of which, plaintiff has been, deprived of the use of water for the purpose aforesaid, from said 10th day of March to the-day of tbe date of…
1Opinion of the CourtSargent, J.
It has been repeatedly held in this State that a parol license to do a certain act or a series or succession of acts on the land of another, does not convey any interest in the land, but simply a privilege to be exercised upon the land, and hence that the statute of frauds does not apply to such license; and that such license is a sufficient justification to the licensee for entering upon the land of the licensor to do the act or acts thus licensed, until it is revoked. So far the authorities seem to be uniform.
It has also been held, that, where a license, like the one in this case, had been…
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- Foot v. New Haven & Northampton Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1854
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