Bellant v. Brown

This action is trespass on the case for obstructing the Ocqueoc river, a navigable stream, with saw-logs, in advance of plaintiff’s drive of logs, and for neglecting to use any means for the removal of the obstruction, whereby the plaintiff, as he alleges, was put to large expense in the removal of such obstruction, in order to run his own logs, and thereby sustained great damage. The plaintiff’s grievance was set forth in four counts. In these the defendant claimed there was a misjoinder, and objected to any testimony being received thereunder; and the court, being of the opinion that the…