DRINKWINE v. STATE

No. 98-70.

274 A.2d 485 (1970)

Harvey DRINKWINE and Helen Drinkwine v. STATE of Vermont.

Supreme Court of Vermont, Addison.

December 1, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Langrock & Sperry, Middlebury, for plaintiffs.

James M. Jeffords, Atty. Gen., and Jon C. Stahl, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.

Before HOLDEN, C. J., and SHANGRAW, BARNEY, SMITH and KEYSER, JJ.


KEYSER, Justice.

This appeal is from an order of the Chancery Court for the County of Addison dismissing plaintiffs' bill of complaint for failure to state a cause of action. The sole question raised by the plaintiffs' appeal is whether the doctrine of absolute ownership of percolating waters should be modified in Vermont to include a standard of reasonable use.

The defendant in addition to its answer moved to dismiss...

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