Hull v. Harris
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Motion for an attachment for a contempt, filed in the Superior Court, and heard before Sanford, J. Judgment that the defendant was guilty of contempt. Motion in error by defendant. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtPardee, J.
In 1872 Hull, by virtue of a right vested in him, was conveying water from certain springs and reservoirs, situated upon the land of Harris, by pipes, and selling it to various persons in Danbury, gaining profit thereby. Harris', having threatened to interrupt the flow of water through the pipes, the Superior Court for Fairfield County, at the August term, 1872, enjoined him against carrying his threat into execution; disregarding this, on the 10th day of November, 1874, he dug trenches near the springs in such manner as partially to divert the water from the pipes and thereby caused loss and…
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