Murphy v. Lincoln
Supreme Court of Vermont
Bill in chancery to enjoin the defendants from commission of certain trespasses upon the lands of the orator. Heard upon bill, answer and master’s report, at the September term, 1891. Taft, chancellor, dismissed the bill p>ro forma. The orator appeals. The opinion states the case. The acts of the defendant constituted a nuisance which a court of equity will enjoin.
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Bill in chancery to enjoin the defendants from commission of certain trespasses upon the lands of the orator. Heard upon bill, answer and master’s report, at the September term, 1891. Taft, chancellor, dismissed the bill p>ro forma. The orator appeals. The opinion states the case. The acts of the defendant constituted a nuisance which a court of equity will enjoin. Wood Niii. 812. A court of equity will enjoin the repetition of a trespass, although it might not a single trespass. 3 Pom. Eq. Jur. §1357 ; Carpenter v. Gwynn, 35 Barb. 395 ; De Yeney v. Galligher„ 20 N. J. Eq. 33; 3 Pom. Eq. Jur.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
THOMPSON, J.
The defendants contend that this case is not within the jurisdiction of a Court of Equity, for the reason that the orator has an adequate remedy at law. The bill charges the committing of several continuous trespasses by defendants by drawing wood and logs from their land across the pasture and *280meadow land of the orator, and that the defendants threaten to continue to commit these trespasses.
The defendants in their answer either’ expressly, or tacitly by their failure to deny them, admit the truth of .these allegations. They also claim a…
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