Sackrider v. Beers

Court: New York Supreme Court
Date filed: 1813-05-15
Citations: 10 Johns. 241
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3 Citing Cases
Lead Opinion
Per Curiam.

There is no just objection to the recovery of the plaintiffs below, The defendants were answerable in damages

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for the injury to the p1aintiffs~ in the enjoyment of their mill, by diverting the natural course of the water. The defendants had~ no doubt, a right to build a mill on their land; but they must so construct the dam, and so use the water, as no~ to injure their neighbours below, in the enjoyment of the same water according to its natural course. (3 Caines’ Rep. 320.) The judgment must be affirmed.

Judgment affirmed-