State v. Sunapee Dam Co.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Bill in Equity, for the ascertainment and enforcement of public and private rights in Sunapee lake. Facts found by a referee.
1Opinion of the CourtBlodgett, C. J.
December 7, 1820, upon the petition of certain mill-owners on Sugar river, which has its source in Sunapee lake, one of the public waters of the state, the defendants were incorporated and -made a body politic “ to sink the outlet of said lake at the source of said Sugar river to the depth of ten feet below the low-water mark of said lake, and to erect and maintain a dam there with suitable gates and flumes to the height of said low-water mark, for the benefit of the mills and mill privileges aforesaid; provided said corporation shall make or tender reasonable compensation for all damages…
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