Dana v. Craddock
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Bill in Equity, for an injunction against the erection of a bridge between Liberty island in Lake Sunapee and the mainland, and for general relief. In the original bill Mrs. Dana was the sole plaintiff. The defendants demurred, and the bill was amended by joining the attorney-general as a plaintiff. The bridge has been built, and has been partly demolished.
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Bill in Equity, for an injunction against the erection of a bridge between Liberty island in Lake Sunapee and the mainland, and for general relief. In the original bill Mrs. Dana was the sole plaintiff. The defendants demurred, and the bill was amended by joining the attorney-general as a plaintiff. The bridge has been built, and has been partly demolished. The question is, whether either of the plaintiffs is entitled to a decree against its restoration, or for its removal or alteration. Mrs. Craddock owns the island, and Mrs. Dana owns the land at the other end of the bridge. The length of…
1Opinion of the CourtBlodgett, J.
Since the bill was amended by joining the attorney-general as a plaintiff, the legislature has granted the defendants a revocable license (of which judicial notice may be taken — 58 N. H. 93, 96) to maintain a passway between Liberty island in Lake Sunapee and the mainland, which reads as follows :
Section 1. The passway that has been built between Liberty island in Lake Sunapee and the mainland may be maintained and renewed by any owner or lessee of any part of said island, subject to such regulations and restrictions as may be imposed in any legal proceedings brought or to be brought by…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People v. LambierNew York Supreme Court · 1847
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