A Treatise on the Common Law, in Relation to Watercourses: Intended More Particularly as an Illustration of the Rights and Duties of the Owners and Occupants of Water Privileges |
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abate action adjoining adjudged adverse possession aforesaid ancient appurtenances back water banks Bealy bound channel chap cited claimed common law conclusive presumption conveyed course Court of Equity Cowen damages declaration deed defendant deprive diverting a watercourse diverting the water doctrine easement enjoyment entitled erect a dam erect a mill evidence exclusive fish flowing land free fishery grant grantor Ibid incorporeal hereditament injury Ipswich river island jury legislature license Lord Lord Ellenborough Mason's Rep Mass Massachusetts meadow ment mentioned messuage Murcot natural navigable Newburgh nuisance obstruction opinion overflow owner party pass person Pick plaintiff plaintiff's mill pleaded pond premises prescription presumed presumption principle privilege proved purpose Rawle remedy reservation riparian proprietor river river Irwell rule run and flowed Runnington SECTION seised Slate River soil statute statute of limitations stream of water stream or watercourse sufficient tenant thereby thereof tiff tion trespass twenty verdict Wilkinson Woolrych