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 ?!©WABD 05APMAN. 
 
 (Plaintiff in the Court below, J 
 
 APPELLANT. 
 
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 OYRUS S. OLARK.IIT AL, 
 
 (Defendants in the Court behte.J 
 RESPONDENTS. 
 
 THIS Appeal is instituted from a judffment rendered hv f>, « • « 
 . Di,trict of Saint Franci,. on the 27th day oTwr, w. ! • • u ^"P^"*"' ^"^ ^ ^^e 
 Plaintiff in the Court beIo,v. ' '' '*"' '^'"""""g »•>• "ctioa of the Appellant. 
 
 j:o:rt;rHixrn;;;h:r;v:^^^ -r^ ^r -^ Appe,.a„t. inco„.. 
 
 unlawfully nut and loooaned the Boo™ of hi Ipil 'r "L^^^^ 'TV''^ "'^" -S"-'' *"<» •«-"». 
 by mean, of which unlawful acts a large q'^tirotetna er ? h T' u'' *'""""'' ""^ ^"-°"'"''' 
 1-t to hin,. and alao that the timber of otLrs wifh whom Te La ^/^ "' "" "' "'"" ■""» '"-'"»'' 
 
 Ki.er St. /rancia i/^lSrarKtHit !^^^^^^^^^^^ tfZf 1^7 '^^^ ""^^ ^^»' '^« 
 tion extending acros. the river, and one which thoTo, !! , ?\ f Appellant', boom was an obatrnc 
 ception the Re.pondenta set forth tLt they ^^^^^^^^^ ' T- '" "'"°^" '" """' "--'^ «" 
 
 abo»e the .aw mill and boom of the Appellant at r, '"»ber l.mita contiguous to the river and 
 below the mill of the Appcllan ; that at e LTr m iTtZ '' ,"" " Tr'"" '''' •"'"" ^' "'- -"- 
 ..w-logs i that for the purpose of aocumulH inTwatrr i^ ^ T '^ *""""" °" ""* "^"^ *" '''""» 'beir 
 
 river ; that the Appellant placed his oT.tto thJ ^' h r 'T ^ '"' '"'" " '"'"» "' ""> ^^'^^ »' 'be 
 of having them dHven by .heir m ; h / u ^^ 'Z "! "'"" °^ «-?<>»«'-'»• 'og'. -'b a view 
 diapatch. and only open/d the Appel anfs Toom aft. m " '""' '°^''"°8 '^'^ *«" "Wig-'d '» use 
 
 tbat the Appellant-. L wa. tX anAu Z IhtT" ' """"' "' """ '"' '''' '^^'"<«« »° °P«" '^ = 
 gleet to co-operate with the Re.ponden . in sXTem 1 5.T T^'f ""^ '' -°' "^^^ '»' ""• -» -' 
 by hi. boom were secured by the boom of Je Rel ^ , T '" '^^ ^°^' "' "'^ ^PP^"""' ^^"^ '^e-t 
 
 To th p, ,,,,,, i„, ryiedTiirrxs" cr ' " ''^ "^^^"""'• 
 
 "on the Tenth and Seventeenth days of jZ one th T Tl" " " "'''8""" '""^ «"»"'"« 'i*". 'bat 
 
 "constructed on said river, and .Sh/romoreb^^^^^^^^^^^^^ f"^-«^°' ^'-'"f"' ^o"- 
 
 ".g..ion of said river, and prevented Defendants tilt f <">«. -nJawfulIy ob.tructed the nav- 
 
 "Town.hip of Brompton. and that Pla ntiff nelct d an . 7 T""" '^'''° "''^ '"" '» *>»"' """» "• "»<» 
 "danf .aid lumber to pass, is of op „ ot U-Itt d i ^ ," '" T" ""'» »>— - - '» allow Defen- 
 
 "boom .0 as to allow their said lumlrt^lt'':;^^^^^^^^ '" '-^""^ and opening said 
 
 "«id Plaintiff or other persons which may have Zo. 1 / """'™"""' " '"^ '"S" ''«'°"8ing to 
 
 ".o p.«ed down without any fault. negTct o mirndlct f" "'f ,^'7 T ' "" '"'"'"'' °' ""'^ ^^''^'^-'^' 
 "not to be held to answer for the same Id Zrconsl:' '^'^ '"'''''"'^^ ">»' '"^ defendants ough 
 "and dismiss the action. &c " consequently maintain the e«eption of said Defendant. 
 
 bave been rendered in hi. f.vor. ThVev „': 1^^^^^^^^^ matter of law or fact, why judgment should not 
 ca«, remain un.haken. notwithstanding the mtio": ' '' ^"l "" •""" '"'="' °' ""^ ^PP^"""''" 
 
 forward by the Respondents. It is abundantUrotd ,h "I'Tn? "^ *•""" '•">" aorvants-brought 
 Appellant had a large number of saw logrin tL er St t" 'JV"' ''*'' •'''^' "^ •^'""=- '«5^. ^^e 
 considerable quantity of those logs wc e Ul X Z",,IZT' "'"', "*" '^^"''"^'^ »»' ''» »»-. '•>« a 
 on the,fir.t occasion by being passed under fho bool" ' by the servant, and workmen of the RespondenU. 
 ed. The«, log, went down to the boom o he Rer' , 7°? ^" '''"""' ^' '^' '''°"' '"''»8 <=»' -"^ loo«,n- 
 
 J. 10th of June when the Appellarbl;SlThi.r '''""l '"' *° '"^ ^"P^"-'" «" 
 H*»I«nde„U. w..p«,,e„t and cVuntena„cedYr:i."f '"'"«' '^'"^. "»^«'' ^i'- Clark, o^ of the 
 
 J. , ,j._ .jj_jj .jjj_.-...j ^^^^^ the "drive" of the 
 
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of their ..w-log. were „ S oZ t hrorh" 1. ?"" '«'««««».. They knew th.t none 
 a key to .heir motiT.. * ' * ^'"' """ •"""" '^'°« '^°'^° "»• "'"• » <•»<=« wUch may fumi.h 
 
 •We. .nd cannot be e.timuted .t a le.. .um thlH L t h , ! !. " r"""* *° •"" ^"^ ""•»'•"■ 
 
 tho.eofotherper.„,whichwer:tohrbt:.«ll';tr^^^^^^ "' '''^ Appellant, independent of 
 
 JcouliTlt " ""'""' *'•' '" '■'" '"' ^'""" •" '• ''°''"«'' '" " "-«^ "f "^oJuOgment rendered by 
 
 THOMAS W. RITCHIE, 
 
 I^r Appellant. 
 
cut the boim. For 
 lad they shown h«M 
 tmount would har* 
 They knew that none 
 which may furnith 
 
 of tho Reipondente, 
 hare been eoDtider- 
 laot, independent of 
 
 ho Appellant had an 
 III tho boom, 10 that 
 to secure hii own 
 occasioni it d:a good 
 arried past their own 
 
 irer was not, as the 
 Respondents to prore 
 at certain times by 
 36 with the allega- 
 river nine miles be- 
 ition which the Re- 
 an end to their lum- 
 
 igment rendered by 
 
 UTCHIE, 
 
 'ov Appellant.