Legal Opinion
Dodge v. Inhabitants of Rockport
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 15, 1908PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSheldon, J.
The petitioner Albert Dodge, is the owner of a tide mill and mill dam on Mill River; and a brook called by various names, among which are Ale wife Brook and Cape Pond Brook, flows into Mill'River above his dam. One branch of Alewife Brook comes from a great pond called Cape Pond. The defendant town has taken the waters of Cape Pond under the provisions of St. 1894, c. 78. The jury have found that the petitioner has sustained a considerable amount of damage by this taking; and the question is raised whether he is entitled to recover therefor.*
It is provided by § 4 of the statute before us that…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Drury v. Midland RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1879
- Moulton v. Newburyport Water Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1884
- Hyde v. City of Fall RiverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
- Sheldon v. Boston & Albany RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898
- Watuppa Reservoir Co. v. City of Fall RiverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1888
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Royal Paper Box Co. v. Munro & Church Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
- Larocca v. American Chain & Cable Co., Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1952
- United States Gypsum Co. v. Mystic River Bridge AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1952
- Inhabitants of Lynnfield v. Inhabitants of PeabodyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- Truck Terminal Realty Co. v. Boston Redevelopment AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
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