Northern New York Power Corp. v. State

The trial of this claim was commenced in this court in January, 1917. The trial was continued from time to time until January 9, 1918, when the attorneys for the respective parties hereto *15united in submitting to the court for decision, before further proceeding with the trial, two preliminary questions, as follows:

First. As to whether or not the so-called waiver and release of April 14, 1910, which is an exhibit in this case, is a valid instrument, and if so, the operation and the legal effect of that instrument; and

Second. The question as to the nature and extent of claimant’s water rights…