Gordon v. International Paper Co.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Bill in Equity, praying for the assessment of damages-caused to the plaintiff by the flowage of his land. The committee to whom the petition was referred, under chapter 229, Laws 1893, assessed the plaintiff’s damages and reported their findings; and the questions of law arising thereon were transferred from the-November term, 1902, of the superior court by Jilee, J. At the hearing, the defendants moved that the bill be dismissed, on the ground that the committee had no…
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Bill in Equity, praying for the assessment of damages-caused to the plaintiff by the flowage of his land. The committee to whom the petition was referred, under chapter 229, Laws 1893, assessed the plaintiff’s damages and reported their findings; and the questions of law arising thereon were transferred from the-November term, 1902, of the superior court by Jilee, J. At the hearing, the defendants moved that the bill be dismissed, on the ground that the committee had no jurisdiction. The motion was denied, and the defendants excepted. The allegations of the bill and the findings of the…
1Opinion of the CourtRemicic, J.
In granting to the Fall Mountain Paper Company, by chapter 229, Laws 1893, the right “ to remove rocks, flood-wood, and other obstructions from the bed and banks of that portion of the Ammonoosuc river and its tributaries that are in the towns of Batli, Haverhill, Benton, Landaff, Easton, and Woodstock, in the county of Grafton, build piers for the purpose of attaching booms thereto, and build sluices or aprons on dams to protect the same from damage, so as to facilitate the running o£ logs, timber, or other lumber down said streams,” and “to enter upon the bed and banks of said river and its…
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- Chapman v. Newmarket Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1892