Occum Co. v. A. & W. Sprague Manufacturing Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Petition under the Flowage Act; brought to the Superior Court in New London County. Both parties were corporations, the petitioners of this state and the respondent corporation of the state of Rhode Island, the latter having its principal office and the residence of its stockholders there.
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Petition under the Flowage Act; brought to the Superior Court in New London County. Both parties were corporations, the petitioners of this state and the respondent corporation of the state of Rhode Island, the latter having its principal office and the residence of its stockholders there. The petition alleged that the petitioners were the owners in fee of a certain tract of land situated on both sides of the Shetucket river in the towns of Norwich and Sprague in New London county, [describing it,] and that they desired to set up a water mill on the land ; and that for the purpose of…
1Opinion of the CourtHinman, C. J.
On the report of the committee in this cause being presented to the Superior Court, that court, instead of talring any order upon it, reserved the questions arising upon it, and also the question what order or decree should, upon the facts contained in the report, be made in the cause, for the consideration and advice of this court. Upon the cause coming before us on this reservation we are asked to look back at a former decision of the Superior Court, made several terms before the report of the committee was made, denying the motion of the respondents for the removal of the cause for trial…
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