Kloock v. Rusnack Et Ux.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Kenworthey, J.,
Opinion by
The court below filed a decree which, in effect, gave plaintiffs the exclusive right to the use of water from a spring located on the land of defendants. Defendants appealed.
The problem is not so much with the law as with the parties, who, on both sides, but particularly appellants, are insisting upon more than their legal rights. Our principal function, therefore, is not to decide the issues of law, but to indicate a form of decree which will compel the parties to observe it."
Prior to 1904, Caroline Johnston owned a farm in Unity Township, Westmoreland County,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Co. v. SimpsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
- Redington Hotel v. GuffeySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- Hansell v. DowningSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
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- Kloock v. Rusnack Et Ux.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
- Bisko v. Melnick, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Luzerne County1980