Dorey v. Estate of Spicer

SAUFLEY, Justice.

[¶ 1] Peter M. Dorey appeals from the judgment of the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Brennan, J.) declaring that he does not have the right to control the flow of water through the dam at the outlet of Foster Pond in Bridgton, thereby raising and lowering the Pond’s water level and affecting the property of the pondfront landowners, in order to generate a private supply of electricity. We affirm the judgment.

I. Background

[If 2] Dorey owns property in Bridgton which lies downstream from Foster Pond 1 along Gristmill Brook. At the outlet of Foster Pond stands a dam which…