 | Great Britain. Court of Chancery, Nicholas Simons, John Stuart - Equity - 1824 - 678 pages
...the consent of tbe other Proprietors, who may be affected by his operations, no Proprietor can either diminish the quantity of water, which would otherwise...nor throw the water back upon the Proprietors above. Every Proprietor who claims a right either to throw the water back above, or to d1minish the quantity... | |
 | James Kent - 1826-1830 - 1828 - 432 pages
...ordinary channel when it leaves his estate. Without the consent of the adjoining proprietors he cannot divert or diminish the quantity of water, which would...enjoyment of twenty years, which is evidence of it.* This a Matts v. Hawkins, 5 Taunt. Rip. 20. The building act of 14 Geo, III. L!I. 79., has given to each... | |
 | New Jersey. Court of Chancery - Law reports, digests, etc - 1878 - 738 pages
...ordinary channel when it leaves his estate ; without the consent of the adjoining proprietors he cannot divert or diminish the quantity of water which would...enjoyment of twenty years, which is evidence of it. The owner must so use and apply the water as to work no material injury or annoyance to his neighbor... | |
 | James Stewart - Conveyancing - 1831 - 754 pages
...the consent of the other proprietors, who may be affected by his operations, no proprietor can either diminish the quantity of water, which would otherwise...nor throw the water back upon the proprietors above. Every proprietor who claims to be entitled to throw the water back above, or to diminish the quantity... | |
 | James Kent - Law - 1832 - 536 pages
...ordinary channel when it leaves his estate. Without the consent of (he adjoining proprietors, he cannot divert or diminish the quantity of water which would otherwise descend to the proprietors below, nor thTow the water back upon the proprietors above, without a grant, or an uninterrupted enjoyment of... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of King's Bench - Law reports, digests, etc - 1833 - 1054 pages
...the consent of the other proprietors, who may be affected by his operations, no proprietor can either diminish the quantity of water which would otherwise...nor throw the water back upon the proprietors above. Every proprietor, who claims a right either to throw the water back above, or to diminish the quantity... | |
 | Joseph Chitty - Civil procedure - 1833 - 1020 pages
...the consent of the other proprietors, who may be affected by his operations, no proprietor can either diminish the quantity of water which would otherwise...nor throw the water back upon the proprietors above. Every proprietor, who claims a right either to throw the water back above, or to diminish the quantity... | |
 | William Selwyn - Nisi prius - 1838 - 838 pages
...consent of the other proprietors, who may be affected by his operations, no proprietor can either dimmish the quantity of water which would otherwise descend...nor throw the water back upon the proprietors above. Every proprietor who claims a right either to throw the water back above, or to diminish the quantity... | |
 | Solomon Atkinson - Conveyancing - 1839 - 708 pages
...the consent of the other proprietors, who may be affected by his operations. No proprietor can either diminish the quantity of water which would otherwise...descend to the proprietors below, nor throw the water hack on the proprietors above. Every proprietor who claims a right either to throw the water back,... | |
 | Esek Cowen, Nicholas Hill - Evidence (Law) - 1839 - 906 pages
...consent of the oilier proprietors, who may be affected by his operations, no proprietor can either diminish the quantity of water, which would otherwise descend to the proprietors below, or throw the water back upon the proprietors above." (Per Sir J. Leach, Vice Ch. in Wright v. Howard,... | |
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... is the language of the law. Though he may use the water while it runs over his land, he cannot unreasonably detain it, or give it another direction, and he must return it to its ordinary channel when it leaves his estate. Without the consent of the... 
