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... Ground , 173 , 194 . Knapheide v . Eastman , 296 , 298 . Knapp v . Douglass Axe Co. , 351 , 537 , 556 . v . White , 303 . Knight . Haight , 402 . v . Moore , 301 . v . Portland , 113 . v . Wilder , 46 , 56 , 108 , 162 , 163 , 164 , 197 ...
... Ground , 173 , 194 . Knapheide v . Eastman , 296 , 298 . Knapp v . Douglass Axe Co. , 351 , 537 , 556 . v . White , 303 . Knight . Haight , 402 . v . Moore , 301 . v . Portland , 113 . v . Wilder , 46 , 56 , 108 , 162 , 163 , 164 , 197 ...
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... ground , ' he says ( Ir . R. 10 C. L. 418 ) , ' is there for suggesting that the title was not in the Crown ? It is not shown , or even suggested , to be in any other , and it could not be in the public . " This would be a strong remark ...
... ground , ' he says ( Ir . R. 10 C. L. 418 ) , ' is there for suggesting that the title was not in the Crown ? It is not shown , or even suggested , to be in any other , and it could not be in the public . " This would be a strong remark ...
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... ing and fowling , taking sand , sea- manure , and ballast as the right of soil in flats ground . " In Moore v . Griffin , 22 Maine , 350 , 355 , which re- the shore is private property , a removal of sand 54 [ PART I. THE LAW OF WATERS .
... ing and fowling , taking sand , sea- manure , and ballast as the right of soil in flats ground . " In Moore v . Griffin , 22 Maine , 350 , 355 , which re- the shore is private property , a removal of sand 54 [ PART I. THE LAW OF WATERS .
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... grounds , that bathing at the place in question , with carriages or on foot , was an interference with the plaintiff's private right of fishery with stake nets ... ground that there was no public CHAP . I. ] OF PROPERTY IN TIDE WATERS . 59.
... grounds , that bathing at the place in question , with carriages or on foot , was an interference with the plaintiff's private right of fishery with stake nets ... ground that there was no public CHAP . I. ] OF PROPERTY IN TIDE WATERS . 59.
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... ground that there was no public right to frequent the shore for the purpose of bathing , either on foot or with carriages . It has also been held in North Caro- lina that the privilege of approaching the sea for the purpose of bathing ...
... ground that there was no public right to frequent the shore for the purpose of bathing , either on foot or with carriages . It has also been held in North Caro- lina that the privilege of approaching the sea for the purpose of bathing ...
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Page 137 - The navigable waters leading into the Mississippi and St. Lawrence, and the carrying places between the same, shall be common highways, and forever free, as well to the inhabitants of the said territory, as to the citizens of the United States, and those of any other states that may be admitted into the confederacy, without any tax, impost, or duty therefor.
Page 494 - We think that the true rule of law is that the person who, for his own purposes, brings on his land and collects and keeps there anything likely to do mischief if it escapes, must keep it in at his peril ; and if he does not do so, is prima facie answerable for all the damage which is the natural consequence of its escape.
Page 422 - ... injures or damages the possession of any settler on the public domain, the party committing such injury or damage shall be liable to the party injured for such injury or damage.
Page 132 - ... exclusive original cognizance of all civil causes of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, including all seizures under laws of impost, navigation or trade of the United States, where the seizures are made, on waters which are navigable from the sea by vessels of ten or more tons burthen, within their respective districts as well as upon the high seas...
Page 136 - And they constitute navigable waters of the United States within the meaning of the acts of Congress, in contradistinction from the navigable waters of the States, when they form in their ordinary condition by themselves, or by uniting with other waters, a continued highway over which commerce is or may be carried on with other States or foreign countries in the customary modes in which such commerce is conducted by water.
Page 680 - In actions on the case, the plea of not guilty shall operate as a denial only of the breach of duty or wrongful act alleged to have been committed by the defendant, and not of the facts stated in the inducement...
Page 422 - Whenever, by priority of possession, rights to the use of water for mining, agricultural, manufacturing or other purposes, have vested and accrued, and the same are recognized and acknowledged by the local customs, laws and decisions of courts, the possessors and owners of such vested rights shall be maintained and protected in the same...
Page 426 - The use of all water now appropriated, or that may hereafter be appropriated, for sale, rental, or distribution, is hereby declared to be a public use, and subject to the regulation and control of the State, in the manner to be prescribed by law...
Page 494 - ... it seems but reasonable and just that the neighbor who has brought something on his own property (which was not naturally there), harmless to others so long as it is confined to his own property...
Page 276 - The title to the soil constituting the bed of a river does not carry with it any exclusive right of property in the running water of the stream, which can only be appropriated by severance, and which may be lawfully so appropriated by every one having a right of access to it.