 By the general law applicable to running streams, every riparian proprietor has a right to what may be called the ordinary use of the water flowing past his land; for instance, to the reasonable use of the water for his domestic purposes and for his cattle,...  The Law Relating to Waters, Sea, Tidal, and Inland - Page 656by Henry John Wastell Coulson, Urquhart Atwell Forbes - 1880 - 748 pagesFull view - About this book
 | New Jersey. Court of Chancery - Law reports, digests, etc - 1903 - 930 pages
...from a judgment of Lord Kingsdown in Minor v. Gilmour, 12 Moo. PCC 156. He says : "By the general law applicable to running streams every riparian proprietor...a right to what may be called the ordinary use of water flowing past his land; for instance, to the reasonable use of the water for domestic purposes... | |
 | George Valentine Yool - Equitable remedies - 1863 - 308 pages
...materially differ on this question from that of England in the following terms : " By the general law applicable to running streams, every riparian proprietor...regard to the effect which such use may have in case of a deficiency upon proprietors lower down the stream. But further, he has a right to the use of it for... | |
 | Thomas Campbell Foster, William Francis Finlason - Law reports, digests, etc - 1864 - 998 pages
...judgment of the Privy Council in the case of Minor v, Gilmore (a) thus : — " By the general law, applicable to running streams, every riparian proprietor...reasonable use of the water for his domestic purposes ; and this without regard to the effect, in the way of any deficiency, on proprietors lower down the stream... | |
 | Québec (Province), Andrew Robertson - Law reports, digests, etc - 1864 - 548 pages
...al, vs. Clark et al. SC Sherbrooke; Short, J. Held, In the Privy Council, 1. That by the general law applicable to running streams, every riparian proprietor has a right to what may bo called the ordinary use of the water flowing past his land, for instance, to the reasonable use... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Exchequer - Law reports, digests, etc - 1867 - 468 pages
...more clearly stated than by Lord Kingsdown, in Miner v. Gilmour. (1) He says: " By the general law applicable to running streams, every riparian proprietor...a right to what may be called the ordinary use of water flowing past his land; for instance, to the reasonable use of the water for domestic purposes... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Exchequer - Law reports, digests, etc - 1868 - 778 pages
...more clearly stated than by Lord Kingsdown iu Miner v. Gilmour (a). He says: — "By the general law applicable to running streams, every riparian proprietor...to the effect which such use may have, in case of a deficiency, upon proprietors lower down the stream. But further, he has a right to the use of it... | |
 | South Australia. Supreme Court - 1868 - 202 pages
...Privy Council in Minor v. Gilmour. The following are His Lordship's words : — " By the general law applicable to running streams, every riparian proprietor...to what may be called the ordinary use of the water for his domestic purposes and for his cattle ; and this without regard to the effect which such use... | |
 | Law - 1884 - 550 pages
...Gilmour, 12 Moore PC 131, at p. 156, Lord Kingsdown says, " that by the general law applicable to the running streams, every riparian proprietor has a right...to the effect which such use may have, in case of adeficiency, upon proprietors lower down the stream. But further, he has a right to the use of it for... | |
 | Law - 1881 - 572 pages
...Moak, 86. In Miner v. Qilmore, 12 Moore's P. 0. 0. 156, Lord Kiugsdown stated the law thus : " Kvery riparian proprietor has a right to what may be called the ordinary use of the water flowing past bis land." lie also has the "right to the use of it for any purpose, * * * provided that he does not... | |
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