Walsh v. Harris

Jul 1, 1858
Reporters:
Before:
Baldwin
Baldwin, J., delivered the opinion of the Court

Terry, C. ‍​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‍J., concurring.

Suit in May, 1856; judgment in October, 1856.

The Court erred in refusing to admit testimony offered ‍​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‍by plaintiffs to show that the water alleged in this suit is the same water for which ‍​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‍a recovery was had in former cases between the present plaintiffs and the parties under whom ‍​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‍the defendants claimed. There was no other means than by parol to establish this fact; and for ‍​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‍this error the judgment is reversed, and cause remanded.