A history of water rights at common law.
This volume describes how the courts created rights for land owners and users competing to appropriate water for factories town supply, drainage, and transport. It covers the period from early times to the late 19th century, illustrating the changing common law of property and tort.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2006.
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| Series: | Oxford studies in modern legal history.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This volume describes how the courts created rights for land owners and users competing to appropriate water for factories town supply, drainage, and transport. It covers the period from early times to the late 19th century, illustrating the changing common law of property and tort. |
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| Item Description: | 9780199207602. Originally published: 2004. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xl, 396 pages) |
| Awards: | Peter Birks Prize for Outstanding Legal Scholarship, 2005 |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191715327 0191715328 |