Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, 1913

Springer Lumber Co. v. Putnam

Springer Lumber Co. v. Putnam
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Decided June 28, 1913
110 Me. 549; 87 A. 1118; 1913 Me. LEXIS 63

Springer Lumber Co. v. Putnam

Opinion of the Court

The plaintiff recovered a verdict of $2,429.16 for damages sustained at its mill and boom, and in driving and 'hauling its logs, by reason of mill waste alleged to have been deposited in the river by the defendant, as upper riparian proprietor.

Upon ¡motion by defendant to set aside the verdict, as against the evidence, it is held:

1. That the evidence justified the jury in finding the defendant liable for 'the .damages sustained.

2. That those damages are not excessive. Motion overruled.

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