Outterson v. Gould
New York Supreme Court
Appeal by the plaintiff, Andrew Outterson, Jr., from a judgment of tbe Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Lewis on tbe 2Jtb day of July, 1893, upon tbe report of a referee, dismissing tbe complaint upon the merits.
1Opinion of the Court
Mbrwin, J.:
The plaintiff and those whom he by assignment represents were, from 1881 to 1887, the owners of certain premises and water rights on Moose river in the town of Lyonsdale.. They kept and maintained thereon three dams for the purpose of accumulating and holding the water of the river for the use of a pulp mill. About three miles below on the same river the defendant, during that period and for many years previous, was the owner of a saw mill and was engaged in manufacturing lumber. In this business he was accustomed to obtain logs upon jxroperty above plaintiff’s mill and float them…
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- Bullard v. Saratoga Victory Manufacturing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Field v. Apple River Log Driving Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1887
- Sheldon v. . ShermanNew York Court of Appeals · 1870
- Witheral v. Muskegon Booming Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1888
- Buchanan v. Grand River & Greenville Log Running Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1882
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