Inhabitants of Town of Sabattus v. Bilodeau

ARCHIBALD, Justice.

The Town of Sabattus brought this suit on May 19, 1975, seeking a permanent injunction preventing Gerard Bilodeau from interfering with the Town’s possession and use of a dam controlling the Sabattus River. The Town also sought compensatory damages for trespass and loss of use of the dam, and a declaration of the nature and extent of its interest in the dam. Mr. Bilo-deau contended in his answer that the Town’s interest had been terminated or, alternatively, the Town should be equitably estopped from asserting such interest as it might have. He also filed a counterclaim…