Owen v. Hubbard

The Skipjack is a commercial sailing ship indigenous to the tidal waters of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. As an oyster boat it has survived in these days of marine mechanization because of legislation prohibiting power craft from dredging on oyster bars and because of its ability to draw less than six feet of water fully loaded and 3.5 feet unloaded. In spite of this low draft the appellants, William H. Owen and his wife, found it necessary to dredge a five foot channel and build a protective bulkhead in a “finger” or cove off LeCompte Creek in front of their Dorchester County home…